Thomas Jefferson
Meaning
Thomas Jefferson was a Founding Father and the third U.S. president. He was the principal author of the Declaration of Independence. He served from 1801 to 1809 and founded the University of Virginia.
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I think this is the most extraordinary collection of talent, of human knowledge, that has ever been gathered at the White House - with the possible exception of when Thomas Jefferson dined alone.
Thomas Jefferson once said, 'We should never judge a president by his age, only by his works.' And ever since he told me that, I stopped worrying.
Individual freedom and individual equality cannot co-exist. I dare say no one since Thomas Jefferson has really believed it.
If Thomas Jefferson thought taxation without representation was bad, he should see how it is with representation.
People have always said - those words, 'too conservative,' is fairly relative. I'm sure that they probably said that about Thomas Jefferson and George Washington and Benjamin Franklin.
At noon, on the Fourth of July, 1826, while the Liberty Bell was again sounding its old message to the people of Philadelphia, the soul of Thomas Jefferson passed on; and a few hours later John Adams entered into rest, with the name of his old friend upon his lips.