“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.” — Thomas Jefferson · Declaration of Independence, 1776
“The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.” — Thomas Jefferson · Letter to William Stephens Smith, 1787
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.” — Thomas Jefferson · Declaration of Independence, 1776
“The sun has not caught me in bed in fifty years.” — Thomas Jefferson · Letter to Thomas Jefferson Smith, 1825
“My God! How little do my countrymen know what precious blessings they are in possession of, and which no other people on earth enjoy!” — Thomas Jefferson · Letter to James Monroe, June 17, 1785