Thomas Jefferson

Taste cannot be controlled by law.

Taste cannot be controlled by law.

The God who gave us life gave us liberty at the same time.

The God who gave us life gave us liberty at the same time.

Peace and friendship with all mankind is our wisest policy, and I wish we may be permitted to pursue it.

Peace and friendship with all mankind is our wisest policy, and I wish we may be permitted to pursue it.

I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past.

I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past.

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator read more

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.