I was bold in the pursuit of knowledge, never fearing to follow truth and reason to whatever results they led, and bearding every authority which stood in their way.
Thomas JeffersonOne never really knows how much one has been touched by a place until one has left it.
Thomas JeffersonLaws that forbid the carrying of arms disarm only those who are neither inclined nor determined to commit crimes.
Thomas JeffersonThe basis of our governments being the opinion of the people, the very first object should be to keep that right; and 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. But I should mean that every man should receive those papers and be capable of reading them.
Thomas Jefferson