I have no ambition to govern men; it is a painful and thankl... - Thomas Jefferson
"I have no ambition to govern men; it is a painful and thankless office."
"I have no ambition to govern men; it is a painful and thankless office."
"Do you want to know who you are? Don't ask. Act! Action will delineate and define you."
"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."
"I may grow rich by an art I am compelled to follow; I may recover health by medicines I am compelled to take against my own judgment; but I cannot be saved by a worship I disbelieve and abhor."
"I hope we shall crush in its birth the aristocracy of our monied corporations which dare already to challenge our government to a trial by strength, and bid defiance to the laws of our country."