I hope we shall . . . crush in [its] birth the aristocracy of our monied corporations.
Thomas JeffersonThe division into whig and tory is founded in the nature of men; the weakly and nerveless, the rich and the corrupt, seeing more safety and accessibility in a strong executive; the healthy, firm, and virtuous, feeling confidence in their physical and moral resources, and willing to part with only so much power as is necessary for their good government; and, therefore, to retain the rest in the hands of the many, the division will substantially be into Whig and Tory.
Thomas JeffersonGaming corrupts our disposition and teaches us a habit of hostility against all mankind.
Thomas Jefferson