The following [addition to the Bill of Rights] would have pleased me: The people shall not be deprived or abridged of their right to speak, to write, or otherwise to publish anything but false facts affecting injuriously the life, liberty or reputation of others, or affecting the peace of the [United States] with foreign nations.
Thomas JeffersonReligion, morality, and knowledge are necessary for good government... Therefore schools and the means of educating the people should always be encouraged.
Thomas JeffersonLiberty is the great parent of science and of virtue; and a nation will be great in both in proportion as it is free.
Thomas JeffersonGive up money, give up fame, give up science, give the earth itself and all it contains rather than do an immoral act. And never suppose that in any possible situation, or under any circumstances, it is best for you to do a dishonorable thing, however slightly so it may appear to you.
Thomas Jefferson