Thomas Jefferson

Were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers, or newspapers without a government, read more

Were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers, or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter. But I should mean that every man should receive those papers and be capable

Whenever the people are well informed, they can be trusted with their own government; that whenever things get so far read more

Whenever the people are well informed, they can be trusted with their own government; that whenever things get so far wrong as to attract their notice, they may be relied on to set them to rights.

Leave all the afternoon for exercise and recreation, which are as necessary as reading. I will rather say more necessary read more

Leave all the afternoon for exercise and recreation, which are as necessary as reading. I will rather say more necessary because health is worth more than learning.

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.

Let us in education dream of an aristocracy of achievement arising out of a democracy of opportunity

Let us in education dream of an aristocracy of achievement arising out of a democracy of opportunity