More quotes by Thomas Jefferson

"Peace and friendship with all mankind is our wisest policy, and I wish we may be permitted to pursue it."
"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."
"The most valuable of all talents is that of never using two words when one will do."
"Do you want to know who you are? Don't ask. Act! Action will delineate and define you."
"A nation which expects to be ignorant and free, in a state of civilization, expects that which never was and never will be."