More quotes by Thomas Jefferson

"I have no ambition to govern men; it is a painful and thankless office."
"The care of human life and happiness, and not their destruction, is the first and only object of good government."
"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."
"Peace and friendship with all mankind is our wisest policy, and I wish we may be permitted to pursue it."
"I cannot live without books."