I never before knew the full value of trees....What would I not give that the trees planted nearest round the house at Monticello were full grown.
Thomas JeffersonWe love and we value peace; we know its blessings from experience. We abhor the follies of war, and are not untried in its distresses and calamities.
Thomas JeffersonIt is well known, that on the Ohio, and in many parts of America further north, tusks, grinders, and skeletons of unparalleled magnitude are found in great numbers, some lying on the surface of the earth, and some a little below it ... But to whatever animal we ascribe these remains, it is certain that such a one has existed in America, and that it has been the largest of all terrestrial beings.
Thomas Jefferson