Thomas Jefferson

The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.

The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.

We hold these truths to be sacred & undeniable; that all men are created equal & independant, that from that read more

We hold these truths to be sacred & undeniable; that all men are created equal & independant, that from that equal creation they derive rights inherent & inalienable, among which are the preservation of life, & liberty, & the pursuit of happiness.

Monuments of the safety with which errors of opinion may be
tolerated where reason is left free to combat read more

Monuments of the safety with which errors of opinion may be
tolerated where reason is left free to combat it.

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.

My only fear is that I may live too long. This would be a subject of dread to me.

My only fear is that I may live too long. This would be a subject of dread to me.