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."
"They (religions) dread the advance of science as witches do the approach of daylight and scowl on the fatal harbinger announcing the subversions of the duperies on which they live."
"It is error alone which needs the support of government. Truth can stand by itself."
"There is nothing more unequal than the equal treatment of unequal people."
"I was bold in the pursuit of knowledge, never fearing to follow truth and reason to whatever results they led."