Thomas Jefferson

Bigotry is the disease of ignorance, of morbid minds; enthusiasm of the free and buoyant. education and free discussion are read more

Bigotry is the disease of ignorance, of morbid minds; enthusiasm of the free and buoyant. education and free discussion are the antidotes of both.

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator read more

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

Determine never to be idle. No person will have occasion to complain of the want of time who never loses read more

Determine never to be idle. No person will have occasion to complain of the want of time who never loses any. It is wonderful how much may be done if we are always doing.

But friendship is precious, not only in the shade, but in the sunshine of life; and thanks to a benevolent read more

But friendship is precious, not only in the shade, but in the sunshine of life; and thanks to a benevolent arrangement of things, the greater part of life is sunshine.

It takes time to persuade men to do even what is for their own good.

It takes time to persuade men to do even what is for their own good.