Thomas Jefferson Biography

Thomas Jefferson, President
Occup.President
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BornApril 13, 1743
DiedJuly 4, 1826
Aged83 years
Thomas Jefferson was an American statesman, lawyer, as well as starting dad who acted as the third President of the United States from 1801 to 1809. He was born on April 13, 1743, in Shadwell, Virginia, to a well-off and also prominent family members.

Jefferson attended the College of William and Mary and also studied legislation, later on ending up being a prominent lawyer as well as political leader in Virginia. He served in the Virginia Residence of Burgesses and also the Continental Congress, where he played a vital duty in preparing the Declaration.

After the War Of Independence, Jefferson acted as the Guv of Virginia and later on as the USA Preacher to France. He went back to the United States in 1793 as well as worked as the Assistant of State under Head Of State George Washington.

In 1800, Jefferson ran for President of the United States as a Democratic-Republican as well as defeated the incumbent, John Adams. As Head of state, Jefferson pursued a policy of agrarianism and also sustained the growth of the USA through the Louisiana Acquisition.

Jefferson's presidency was additionally marked by a number of substantial occasions, including the Lewis and also Clark exploration and also the debatable Embargo Act of 1807. He was a strong advocate for civil liberties as well as individual legal rights, and he sustained the advancement of public education and spiritual liberty.

After leaving office, Jefferson continued to be energetic in public life and advocated for a selection of causes, consisting of the abolition of slavery as well as the facility of a nationwide university. He died on July 4, 1826, the very same day as John Adams, the 2nd President of the United States.

Generally, Thomas Jefferson is an essential figure in American background and also an icon of the country's founding perfects of democracy, freedom, as well as equality. His tradition is intricate, with some applauding his contributions to the nation's political and intellectual development, while others criticize his ownership of servants and his sights on race and Indigenous Americans.

Our collection contains 144 quotes who is written / told by Thomas, under the main topics: Motivational - Friendship - Travel - Government - Fitness.

Related authors: George Washington (President), Frances Wright (Writer), John Adams (President), Janis Joplin (Musician), Thomas Paine (Writer), Mercy Otis Warren (Playwright), Daniel J. Boorstin (Historian), Eddie Guerrero (Entertainer), Richard Rogers (Architect), Aaron Burr (Politician)

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144 Famous quotes by Thomas Jefferson

Small: Delay is preferable to error
"Delay is preferable to error"
Small: Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal nothing on earth can he
"Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude"
Small: If the present Congress errs in too much talking, how can it be otherwise in a body to which the people
"If the present Congress errs in too much talking, how can it be otherwise in a body to which the people send one hundred and fifty lawyers, whose trade it is to question everything, yield nothing, and talk by the hour?"
Small: The whole commerce between master and slave is a perpetual exercise of the most boisterous passions, th
"The whole commerce between master and slave is a perpetual exercise of the most boisterous passions, the most unremitting despotism on the one part, and degrading submissions on the other. Our children see this, and learn to imitate it"
Small: How much pain they have cost us, the evils which have never happened
"How much pain they have cost us, the evils which have never happened"
Small: When a man assumes a public trust he should consider himself a public property
"When a man assumes a public trust he should consider himself a public property"
Small: Ignorance is preferable to error, and he is less remote from the truth who believes nothing than he who
"Ignorance is preferable to error, and he is less remote from the truth who believes nothing than he who believes what is wrong"
Small: I know of no safe depository of the ultimate powers of the society but the people themselves and if we
"I know of no safe depository of the ultimate powers of the society but the people themselves; and if we think them not enlightened enough to exercise their control with a wholesome discretion, the remedy is not to take it from them but to inform their discretion"
Small: The world is indebted for all triumphs which have been gained by reason and humanity over error and opp
"The world is indebted for all triumphs which have been gained by reason and humanity over error and oppression"
Small: Nothing gives one person so much advantage over another as to remain always cool and unruffled under al
"Nothing gives one person so much advantage over another as to remain always cool and unruffled under all circumstances"
Small: It is our duty still to endeavor to avoid war but if it shall actually take place, no matter by whom br
"It is our duty still to endeavor to avoid war; but if it shall actually take place, no matter by whom brought on, we must defend ourselves. If our house be on fire, without inquiring whether it was fired from within or without, we must try to extinguish it"
Small: Mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing
"Mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed"
Small: Leave no authority existing not responsible to the people
"Leave no authority existing not responsible to the people"
Small: If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, in a state of civilization, it expects what never was and
"If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, in a state of civilization, it expects what never was and never will be"
Small: I would rather be exposed to the inconveniences attending too much liberty than those attending too sma
"I would rather be exposed to the inconveniences attending too much liberty than those attending too small a degree of it"
Small: I own that I am not a friend to a very energetic government. It is always oppressive
"I own that I am not a friend to a very energetic government. It is always oppressive"
Small: I am mortified to be told that, in the United States of America, the sale of a book can become a subjec
"I am mortified to be told that, in the United States of America, the sale of a book can become a subject of inquiry, and of criminal inquiry too"
Small: Determine never to be idle. No person will have occasion to complain of the want of time who never lose
"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"
Small: Always take hold of things by the smooth handle
"Always take hold of things by the smooth handle"
Small: The advertisement is the most truthful part of a newspaper
"The advertisement is the most truthful part of a newspaper"
Small: Force is the vital principle and immediate parent of despotism
"Force is the vital principle and immediate parent of despotism"
Small: The second office in the government is honorable and easy the first is but a splendid misery
"The second office in the government is honorable and easy; the first is but a splendid misery"
Small: In defense of our persons and properties under actual violation, we took up arms. When that violence sh
"In defense of our persons and properties under actual violation, we took up arms. When that violence shall be removed, when hostilities shall cease on the part of the aggressors, hostilities shall cease on our part also"
Small: I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past
"I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past"
Small: I hope our wisdom will grow with our power, and teach us, that the less we use our power the greater it
"I hope our wisdom will grow with our power, and teach us, that the less we use our power the greater it will be"
Small: Whenever a man has cast a longing eye on offices, a rottenness begins in his conduct
"Whenever a man has cast a longing eye on offices, a rottenness begins in his conduct"
Small: I have sworn upon the altar of God, eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of ma
"I have sworn upon the altar of God, eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man"
Small: There is a natural aristocracy among men. The grounds of this are virtue and talents
"There is a natural aristocracy among men. The grounds of this are virtue and talents"
Small: The glow of one warm thought is to me worth more than money
"The glow of one warm thought is to me worth more than money"
Small: The earth belongs to the living, not to the dead
"The earth belongs to the living, not to the dead"
Small: The Creator has not thought proper to mark those in the forehead who are of stuff to make good generals
"The Creator has not thought proper to mark those in the forehead who are of stuff to make good generals. We are first, therefore, to seek them blindfold, and then let them learn the trade at the expense of great losses"
Small: The constitutions of most of our States assert that all power is inherent in the people that... it is t
"The constitutions of most of our States assert that all power is inherent in the people; that... it is their right and duty to be at all times armed"
Small: The care of human life and happiness, and not their destruction, is the first and only object of good g
"The care of human life and happiness, and not their destruction, is the first and only object of good government"
Small: The boisterous sea of liberty is never without a wave
"The boisterous sea of liberty is never without a wave"
Small: I was bold in the pursuit of knowledge, never fearing to follow truth and reason to whatever results th
"I was bold in the pursuit of knowledge, never fearing to follow truth and reason to whatever results they led, and bearding every authority which stood in their way"
Small: I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just that his justice cannot sleep forever
"I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just; that his justice cannot sleep forever"
Small: I think with the Romans, that the general of today should be a soldier tomorrow if necessary
"I think with the Romans, that the general of today should be a soldier tomorrow if necessary"
Small: I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of
"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"
Small: Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom
"Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom"
Small: Every government degenerates when trusted to the rulers of the people alone. The people themselves are
"Every government degenerates when trusted to the rulers of the people alone. The people themselves are its only safe depositories"
Small: Every citizen should be a soldier. This was the case with the Greeks and Romans, and must be that of ev
"Every citizen should be a soldier. This was the case with the Greeks and Romans, and must be that of every free state"
Small: Errors of opinion may be tolerated where reason is left free to combat it
"Errors of opinion may be tolerated where reason is left free to combat it"
Small: Enlighten the people generally, and tyranny and oppressions of body and mind will vanish like evil spir
"Enlighten the people generally, and tyranny and oppressions of body and mind will vanish like evil spirits at the dawn of day"
Small: Educate and inform the whole mass of the people... They are the only sure reliance for the preservation
"Educate and inform the whole mass of the people... They are the only sure reliance for the preservation of our liberty"
Small: Dont talk about what you have done or what you are going to do
"Don't talk about what you have done or what you are going to do"
Small: Do you want to know who you are? Dont ask. Act! Action will delineate and define you
"Do you want to know who you are? Don't ask. Act! Action will delineate and define you"
Small: 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"
Small: Difference of opinion is advantageous in religion. The several sects perform the office of a Censor - o
"Difference of opinion is advantageous in religion. The several sects perform the office of a Censor - over each other"
Small: The natural progress of things is for liberty to yield and government to gain ground
"The natural progress of things is for liberty to yield and government to gain ground"
Small: We are not to expect to be translated from despotism to liberty in a featherbed
"We are not to expect to be translated from despotism to liberty in a featherbed"
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