Quotes by Jefferson, Thomas

Honesty is the first chapter of the book of wisdom. >>

Happiness is not being pained in body or troubled in mind. >>

Great innovations should not be forced on slender majorities. >>

Quotations about Citizenship

A strict observance of the written laws is doubtless one of the high v >>

Our citizenship in the United States is our national character. Our ci >>

Whatever makes men good Christians, makes them good citizens. >>

A strict observance of the written laws is doubtless one of the high virtues of a good citizen, but it is not the highest. The laws of necessity, of self-preservation, of saving our country when in danger, are of higher obligation.

Jefferson, Thomas