Jefferson

Jefferson

Jefferson often refers to Thomas Jefferson, the third President of the United States, the principal author of its Declaration of Independence.

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Famous quotes containing the word jefferson:

    “I have been thinking this half hour how to begin my letter and cannot for my soul make it out. I wish to the Lord one could write a letter without any beginning for I am sure it allways puzzles me more than all the rest of it.”
    —Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826)

    “In truth, politeness is artificial good humor, it covers the natural want of it, and ends by rendering habitual a substitute nearly equivalent to the real virtue.”
    —Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826)

    “The difficulty is no longer to find candidates for the offices, but offices for the candidates.”
    —Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826)