I have lived temperately, eating little animal food, and that not as an aliment, so much as a condiment for the vegetables, which constitute my principal diet.
Thomas JeffersonTruth will do well enough if left to shift for herself. She seldom has received much aid from the power of great men to whom she is rarely known and seldom welcome. She has no need of force to procure entrance into the minds of men.
Thomas JeffersonDifference of opinion is advantageous in religion. The several sects perform the office of a Censor - over each other.
Thomas JeffersonWe see the wisdom of Solon's remark, that no more good must be attempted than the nation can bear.
Thomas Jefferson