More quotes by Thomas Jefferson

"The care of human life and happiness, and not their destruction, is the first and only object of good government."
"One loves to possess arms, though they hope never to have occasion for them."
"And for the support of this declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of divine providence, we mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor."
"I was bold in the pursuit of knowledge, never fearing to follow truth and reason to whatever results they led."
"Timid men prefer the calm of despotism to the tempestuous sea of Liberty."