A politician looks forward only to the next election. A statesman looks forward to the next generation. — Thomas Jefferson
He who permits himself to tell a lie once, finds it much easier to do it a second and third time — Thomas Jefferson
Of liberty I would say that, in the whole plenitude of its extent, it is unobstructed action according to our will. — Thomas Jefferson
The day will come when the mystical generation of jesus by the supreme being in the womb of a virgin — Thomas Jefferson
Whenever the people are well-informed, they can be trusted with their own government. — Thomas Jefferson
I have no fear that the result of our experiment will be that men may be trusted to govern themselves without a master. — Thomas Jefferson
Do you want to know who you are? don’t ask. Act! action will delineate and define you. — Thomas Jefferson
Ignorance is preferable to error, and he is less remote from the truth who believes — Thomas Jefferson
Question with boldness even the existence of a God; because, if there be one, he must more. — Thomas Jefferson
The care of human life and happiness, and not their destruction, is the first and only object of good government. — Thomas Jefferson
I hope our wisdom will grow with our power, and teach us, that the less we use our power the greater it will be. — Thomas Jefferson
Take care that you never spell a word wrong. Always before you write a word, consider how it is spelled — Thomas Jefferson