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 steer my bark with Hope in the head, leaving Fear astern.”
—Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826)
“I candidly confess that I have ever looked on Cuba as the most interesting addition which could ever be made to our system of States. The control which, with Florida, this island would give us over the Gulf of Mexico, and the countries and isthmus bordering on it, as well as all those whose waters flow into it, would fill up the measure of our political well-being.”
—Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826)
“I know nothing more important to inculcate into the minds of young people than the wisdom, the honor, and the blessed comfort of living within their income.”
—Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826)