Thomas Jefferson Quotes

“When we get piled upon one another in large cities, as in Europe, we shall become as corrupt as Europe.”
— Thomas Jefferson

“The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not.”
— Thomas Jefferson

“It is incumbent on every generation to pay its own debts as it goes. A principle which if acted on would save one-half the wars of the world.”
— Thomas Jefferson

“I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them.”
— Thomas Jefferson

“My reading of history convinces me that most bad government results from too much government.”
— Thomas Jefferson

“No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms.”
— Thomas Jefferson

“The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government.”
— Thomas Jefferson

“The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.”
— Thomas Jefferson

“To compel a man to subsidize with his taxes the propagation of ideas which he disbelieves and abhors is sinful and tyrannical.”
— Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson said in 1802:

“I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies.

If the American people ever allow private banks to control the issue of their currency, first by inflation, then by deflation, the banks and corporations that will grow up around the banks will deprive the people of all property – until their children wake-up homeless on the continent their fathers conquered.”

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6 Responses to Thomas Jefferson Quotes

  1. I. Lou Minotti says:

    Rev. Thomas Malthus quote on his purpose for “sustainable” cities:
    “We are bound in justice and honor to disclaim the right of the poor to support . . . [W]e should facilitate, instead of foolishly and vainly endeavoring to impede, the operations of nature in producing this mortality . . . Instead of recommending cleanliness to the poor, we should encourage contrary habits. In our towns, we should make the streets narrower, crowd more people into the houses, and court the return of the plague.” Agenda 21 in 1798. (Robert Zubrin: “Merchants of Despair: Radical Environmentalists, Criminal Pseudo-Scientists, and the Fatal Cult of Antihumanism,” [New York: New Atlantis, 2012], p. 6).

  2. kbray in california says:

    If we could only clone a congress full of Thomas Jeffersons today…

    instead we got morons that look like these Jeffersons:

    http://www.appfans.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/theymadeit.jpg

    Hank and Maxine are two of the worst representatives I have ever observed.

  3. gator69 says:

    Words by which I live…

    “Question with boldness even the existence of a God; because, if there be one, he must more approve of the homage of reason, than that of blindfolded fear. ”
    – Thomas Jefferson

    • gator69 says:

      Another favorite…

      ““It does me no injury for my neighbor to say there are 20 gods, or no god. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg.”
      – Thomas Jefferson

  4. G. Watkins says:

    Great quotes, Steven.
    Jefferson was of Welsh ancestry as were other early presidents.

  5. phodges says:

    “Bank-paper must be suppressed, and the circulating medium must be restored to the nation to whom it belongs.”

    “…a single and splendid government of an aristocracy, founded on banking institutions, and monied incorporations. “

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