Quotes by Jefferson, Thomas

Every citizen should be a soldier. This was the case with the Greeks a >>

Politics are such a torment that I would advise every one I love not t >>

No man will ever bring out of the Presidency the reputation which carr >>

Quotations about Farming and Farmers

I know of no pursuit in which more real and important services can be >>

It is thus with farming, if you do one thing late, you will be late in >>

Farmers only worry during the growing season, but towns people worry a >>

Whenever there are in any country uncultivated lands and unemployed poor, it is clear that the laws of property have been so far extended as to violate natural right. The earth is given as a common stock for man to labor and live on. The small landowners are the most precious part of a state.

Jefferson, Thomas