Sir, Your letter of the 15th is received, but Age has long since obliged me to withhold my mind from Speculations of the difficulty of those of your letter, that their are means of artificial buoyancy by which man may be supported in the Air, the Balloon has proved, and that means of directing it may be discovered is against no law of Nature and is therefore possible as in the case of Birds, but to do this by mechanical means alone in a medium so rare and unassisting as air must have the aid of some principal not yet generally known.
Thomas JeffersonEverything is useful which contributes to fix the principles and practices of virtue.
Thomas JeffersonThe true foundation of republican government is the equal right of every citizen in his person and property and in their management.
Thomas JeffersonThe most uninformed mind with a healthy body is happier than the wisest valetudinarian.
Thomas JeffersonTrial by jury is part of the bright constellation which leads to peace, liberty and safety.
Thomas Jefferson