Thomas Jefferson Quotes On Democracy

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.

Thomas jefferson quotes on democracy. Earliest known appearance in print. Inspirational quotes by thomas jefferson on democracy liberty guns education tyranny happiness and other things. The works of thomas jefferson vol.

Subscribe thomas jefferson american president born on april 13 1743 died on july 04 1826 thomas jefferson was an american founding father the principal author of the declaration of independence and the third president of the united states. Correspondence 1771 1779 the summary view and the declaration of independence p 263 cosimo inc. Let us in education dream of an aristocracy of achievement arising out of a democracy of opportunity.

Thomas jefferson government quotes the care of human life and happiness and not their destruction is the first and only object of good government. Searching on the phrase democracy will cease to exist and willing to work founders online. A champion of democracy and individual rights jefferson.

Thomas jefferson as an author of the founding documents of the united states has a few choice quotes on democracy. The united states of america owes a massive debt to thomas jefferson for the country it is today the recent turbulence notwithstanding. The thomas jefferson foundation found no record of the saying in jefferson s collected writings listing it as a spurious quotation on its website it has been falsely attributed to the nation s third president since at least 2002.

However there is no evidence that he actually spoke or wrote these words. X in 12 volumes. Jefferson penned many notable quotations on politics during his lifetime.

100 inspirational quotes by thomas jefferson the author of the declaration of independence. The works of thomas jefferson. Correspondence and papers 1803 1807 p 368 cosimo inc.

Jefferson s vision of government was simple. Were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers or newspapers without a government i should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter. 1785 seems rather early for jefferson to be making such dire predictions about the unhappy fate of the new american government yet his worry that democracy might turn into a form of despotism has proven to be correct if some 200 years later and not a distant time as he originally thought.

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