More quotes by Thomas Jefferson

"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."
"Timid men prefer the calm of despotism to the tempestuous sea of Liberty."
"I cannot live without books."
"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 have no ambition to govern men; it is a painful and thankless office."