Thomas Jefferson

Where a new invention promises to be useful, it ought to be tried

Where a new invention promises to be useful, it ought to be tried

I think we have more machinery of government than is necessary, too many parasites living on the labour of the read more

I think we have more machinery of government than is necessary, too many parasites living on the labour of the industrious.

It is my principle that the will of the majority should always prevail.

It is my principle that the will of the majority should always prevail.

When a man assumes a public trust, he should consider himself as
public property.

When a man assumes a public trust, he should consider himself as
public property.

I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under read more

I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them.