Our ancestors ... possessed a right, which nature has given to all men, of departing from the country in which chance, not choice has placed them.
Thomas JeffersonIt is error alone which needs the support of government. Truth can stand by itself.
Thomas JeffersonTo the corruptions of Christianity I am indeed opposed; but not to the genuine precepts of Jesus himself. I am a Christian, in the only sense he wished any one to be; sincerely attached to his doctrines, in preference to all others; ascribing to himself every human excellence; & believing he never claimed any other.
Thomas JeffersonI hope our wisdom will grow with our power, and teach us, that the less we use our power the greater it will be.
Thomas Jefferson