Another Jefferson quote:
I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past.
Also, his birth date was April 2nd using the calendar he was born under.
When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.
-Opening line of the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson was born on April 13, 1743.
He was only 33 years old when he penned the Declaration of Independence..........
“I prefer dangerous freedom over peaceful slavery”. ,Thomas Jefferson
The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
See tagline.
TJ is my least favorite of the founders. he was a utopian, a francophile, a social dabbler, and he probably fled in the face of the enemy when he was governor of VA. he was also oddly not present at every key moment in the new country’s history other than the writing of the DoI.
. . . and he flirted with treason by (genuinely) colluding with the french during the french revolution when he was adam’s VP.
if he was alive today, he would be a liberal democrat.
Why? Is that what killed him?
“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 is one, he must more approve of the homage of reason, than that of blindfolded fear.”
A little-known TJ quote:
“I did not have sexual relations with that woman, Miss Hemings.”
“We have the greatest opportunity the world has ever seen, as long
as we remain honest — which will be as long as we can keep the
attention of our people alive. If they once become inattentive to
public affairs, you and I, and Congress and Assemblies, judges and
governors would all become wolves.”
Thomas Jefferson to Edward Carrington, 1787. ME 6:58
A good man who would have warned us about trusting so called Allies like the British, or any foreigners getting mixed up in their wars.
“We have the greatest opportunity the world has ever seen, as long
as we remain honest — which will be as long as we can keep the
attention of our people alive. If they once become inattentive to
public affairs, you and I, and Congress and Assemblies, judges and
governors would all become wolves.”
Thomas Jefferson to Edward Carrington, 1787. ME 6:58
“An honest statesman need not fear an armed populace’’.
“Making apple pies is women’s work.” - TJ