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:

    “The great cause which divides our countries is not to be decided by individual animosities. The harmony of private societies cannot weaken national efforts.”
    —Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826)

    “I am savage enough to prefer the woods, the wilds, and the independence of Monticello, to all the brilliant pleasures of this gay capital [Paris].”
    —Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826)

    “We are not to expect to be translated from despotism to liberty, in a feather-bed.”
    —Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826)