Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson is most closely associated with the drafting of the Declaration of Independence. If that was all he had ever done, it would be a great service to this country. Of course, that was only the beginning of his contributions to the nation.

Jefferson has long been recognized as a brilliant mind and hard worker. The more you learn of him, the more amazing what he accomplished and created. All this done at a time without all the easy access to information as we have now.

Thomas Jefferson was the third President of the United States. There is much that can be said about him and for him. However, here I simply want to give a few quotes from him. I recommend you study some of his accomplishments when you can, along with those of all our founding fathers and those who followed. We have some great individuals in the short history of this country.

Let me start with the quote that is engraved inside the Jefferson Memorial:

"I have sworn upon the altar of God eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man."

Others to enjoy:

Determine never to be idle..It is wonderful how much may be done if we are always doing.

Enlighten the people, generally, and tyranny and oppressions of the body and mind will vanish like spirits at the dawn of day.

I'm a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work the more I have of it.

It is neither wealth nor splendor, but tranquility and occupation which give happiness.

The spirit of resistance to government is so valuable on certain occasions, that I wish it always to be kept alive.

The will of the people is the only legitimate foundation of any government, and to protect its free expression should be our first object.

We confide in our strength, without boasting of it; we respect that of others, without fearing it.

We in America do not have government by the majority. We have government by the majority who participate.

If our house be on fire, without inquiring whether it was fired from within or without, we must try to extinguish it.

An honest man can feel no pleasure in the exercise of power over his fellow citizens.

I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies. If the American people ever allow private banks to control the issue of their currency, first by inflation, then by deflation, the banks and corporations that will grow up around the banks will deprive the people of all property until their children wake-up homeless on the continent their fathers conquered.


That is enough for now. Let's remember and move forward. Watch for the statesmen of today and listen for some words of wisdom.