Thomas Jefferson
3rd U.S. President
| Date of Birth | : | 13 Apr, 1743 |
| Date of Death | : | 04 Jul, 1826 |
| Place of Birth | : | Shadwell, Virginia, United States |
| Profession | : | Lawyer, Philosopher, Author |
| Nationality | : | American |
Thomas Jefferson was an American statesman, diplomat, lawyer, architect, philosopher, and Founding Father who served as the third president of the United States from 1801 to 1809. He was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence.
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Evil triumphs when good men do nothing.
Whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends [life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness] it is the right of the people to alter or abolish it, and to institute new government.
A private central bank issuing the public currency is a greater menace to the liberties of the people than a standing army. We must not let our rulers load us with perpetual debt.
Free men do not ask permission to bear arms
The Bible makes the best people in the world.
The press is impotent when it abandons itself to falsehood.
The federal government is our servant, not our master.
Equal rights for all, special privileges for none
To consider judges as the ultimate arbiters of all constitutional questions is a very dangerous doctrine indeed, and one which would place us under the despotism of an oligarchy.
