Thomas Jefferson

Do not bite at the bait of pleasure, till you know there is no hook beneath it.

Do not bite at the bait of pleasure, till you know there is no hook beneath it.

Our liberty depends on the freedom of the press, and that cannot be limited without being lost.

Our liberty depends on the freedom of the press, and that cannot be limited without being lost.

I believe that every human mind feels pleasure in doing good to another.

I believe that every human mind feels pleasure in doing good to another.

It is error alone which needs the support of government. Truth can stand by itself.

It is error alone which needs the support of government. Truth can stand by itself.

Bodily decay is gloomy in prospect, but of all human contemplations the most abhorrent is body without mind.

Bodily decay is gloomy in prospect, but of all human contemplations the most abhorrent is body without mind.