Quotes by Jefferson, Thomas

Whenever the people are well informed, they can be trusted with their >>

Enlighten the people generally, and tyranny and oppressions of body an >>

Whenever you are to do a thing, though it can never be known but to yo >>

Quotations about Slavery

The distinguishing sign of slavery is to have a price, and to be bough >>

It cannot in the opinion of His Majesty's Government be classified as >>

Some slaves are scoured to their work by whips, others by their restle >>

The whole commerce between master and slave is a perpetual exercise of the most boisterous passions, the most unremitting despotism on the one part, and degrading submissions on the other. Our children see this, and learn to imitate it.

Jefferson, Thomas