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Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson

American statesman

Lived from: 1743 - 1826

Category: Politics | Artists | Philosophers Country: FlagUnited States

Born: 13 april 1743 Died: 4 july 1826

  • The happiest moments of my life have been the few which I have passed at home in the bosom of my family.
  • Tranquility is the old man's milk.

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  • Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty.
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  • I would rather be exposed to the inconveniences attending too much liberty than those attending too small a degree of it.
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  • It behooves every man who values liberty of conscience for himself, to resist invasions of it in the case of others: or their case may, by change of circumstances, become his own.
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  • The boisterous sea of liberty is never without a wave.
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  • The God who gave us life, gave us liberty at the same time.
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  • The natural progress of things is for liberty to yield and government to gain ground.
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  • The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time, with the blood of patriots and tyrants. It is its natural manure.
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  • Timid men prefer the calm of despotism to the tempestuous sea of liberty.
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  • We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness…
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  • What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants. It is its natural manure.
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What are the most famous quotes from Thomas Jefferson?

The two most famous quotes from Thomas Jefferson are:

  • "Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty."
  • "I would rather be exposed to the inconveniences attending too much liberty than those attending too small a degree of it."

When did Thomas Jefferson live?

Thomas Jefferson was born in 1743 and died in the year 1826.