The democracy will cease to exist ... [Spurious Quote]
A quotation commonly misattributed to Thomas Jefferson.
The end of democracy and the defeat of the American Revolution ... [Spurious Quote]
A quotation commonly misattributed to Thomas Jefferson.
The first duty of government is the protection of life ... [Spurious Quote]
A quotation commonly misattributed to Thomas Jefferson.
The greatest danger to American freedom ... [Spurious Quote]
A quotation commonly misattributed to Thomas Jefferson.
The nation was clothed with ample powers ... [Spurious Quote]
A quotation commonly misattributed to Thomas Jefferson.
The office of citizen ... [Spurious Quote]
A quotation commonly misattributed to Thomas Jefferson.
The reason that Christianity is the best friend of Government ... [Spurious Quote]
A quotation commonly misattributed to Thomas Jefferson.
The two enemies of the people ... [Spurious Quote]
A quotation commonly misattributed to Thomas Jefferson.
The web of mutual obligations between generations ... [Spurious Quote]
A quotation commonly misattributed to Thomas Jefferson.
Those who hammer their guns into plows ... [Spurious Quote]
A quotation commonly misattributed to Thomas Jefferson.
Tyranny is defined as that which is legal for the government ... [Spurious Quote]
A quotation commonly misattributed to Thomas Jefferson.
We in America do not have government by the majority ... [Spurious Quote]
A quotation commonly misattributed to Thomas Jefferson.
When government fears the people, there is liberty ... [Spurious Quote]
A quotation commonly misattributed to Thomas Jefferson.
When injustice becomes law ... [Spurious Quote]
A quotation commonly misattributed to Thomas Jefferson.
When you reach the end of your rope, tie a knot in it and hang on ... [Spurious Quote]
A quotation commonly misattributed to Thomas Jefferson.
Without God, liberty will not last ... [Spurious Quote]
A quotation commonly misattributed to Thomas Jefferson.
Extract from Maira Kalman, [ca. 7 Jan. 2014] [Quote]
If you want to understand this country and its people and what it means to be optimistic and complex and tragic and wrong and courageous, you need to go to Monticello.
Extract from Barack Obama’s Remarks After Touring Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello, 10 Feb. 2014 [Quote]
As one of our Founding Fathers, the person who drafted our Declaration of Independence, somebody who not only was an extraordinary political leader but also one of our great scientific and cultural leaders, Thomas Jefferson represents what’s best in America.
Extract from François Hollande’s Remarks After Touring Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello, 10 Feb. 2014 [Quote]
Together, Lafayette and Jefferson imagined something that seemed impossible—mainly American independence and the rights of—human rights and the rights of the citizen. Thomas Jefferson drafted the Declaration of Independence, and Lafayette was also involved in drafting the Rights of the Citizen,...
Governments constantly choose between telling lies ... [Spurious Quote]
A quotation commonly misattributed to Thomas Jefferson.
Nothing is more unequal ... [Spurious Quote]
A quotation commonly misattributed to Thomas Jefferson.