I believe the states can best govern our home concerns, and the general government our foreign ones.
Thomas JeffersonDifference of opinion is advantageous in religion. The several sects perform the office of a Censor - over each other.
Thomas JeffersonIt should be our endeavor to cultivate the peace and friendship of every nation . . . . Our interest will be to throw open the doors of commerce, and to knock off all its shackles, giving perfect freedom to all persons for the vent to whatever they may choose to bring into our ports, and asking the same in theirs.
Thomas Jefferson