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:

    “Our ancestors ... were laborers, not lawyers.”
    —Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826)

    “The legitimate powers of government extend to such acts only as are injurious to others. But it does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are twenty gods, or no god. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg.”
    —Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826)

    “Nothing is so engaging as the little domestic cares into which you appear to be entering, and as to reading it is useful for only filling up the chinks of more useful and healthy occupations.”
    —Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826)