More quotes by Thomas Jefferson

"It is error alone which needs the support of government. Truth can stand by itself."
"The glow of one warm thought is to me worth more than money."
"If it is believed that these elementary schools will be better managed by the governor and council or any other general authority of the government, than by the parents within each ward, it is a belief against all experience."
"I have no ambition to govern men; it is a painful and thankless office."
"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."