For a people who are free, and who mean to remain so, a well-organized and armed militia is their best security. -Thomas Jefferson Best
The care of human life and happiness, and not their destruction, is the first and only object of good government. -Thomas Jefferson Good
Conquest is not in our principles. It is inconsistent with our government. -Thomas Jefferson Government
When angry count to ten before you speak. If very angry, count to one hundred. -Thomas Jefferson Anger
So confident am I in the intentions, as well as wisdom, of the government, that I shall always be satisfied that what is not done, either cannot, or ought not to be done. -Thomas Jefferson Wisdom
In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock. -Thomas Jefferson Brainy
A wise and frugal government, which shall restrain men from injuring one another, shall leave them otherwise free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, and shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned. -Thomas Jefferson Men
Politics is such a torment that I advise everyone I love not to mix with it. -Thomas Jefferson Politics
Peace and abstinence from European interferences are our objects, and so will continue while the present order of things in America remain uninterrupted. -Thomas Jefferson Peace
It is error alone which needs the support of government. Truth can stand by itself. -Thomas Jefferson Alone
The care of human life and happiness, and not their destruction, is the first and only object of good government. -Thomas Jefferson Happiness
Fix reason firmly in her seat, and call to her tribunal every fact, every opinion. Question with boldness even the existence of a God; because, if there be one, he must more approve of the homage of reason, than that of blindfolded fear. -Thomas Jefferson Fear
Leave all the afternoon for exercise and recreation, which are as necessary as reading. I will rather say more necessary because health is worth more than learning. -Thomas Jefferson Learning
Our greatest happiness does not depend on the condition of life in which chance has placed us, but is always the result of a good conscience, good health, occupation, and freedom in all just pursuits. -Thomas Jefferson Happiness
