Thomas Jefferson was an American statesman and diplomat who lived from 1743 to 1826. He was the 3rd president of the United States and was one of the Founding Fathers.
This is a collection of quotes by Thomas Jefferson.

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A democracy is nothing more than mob rule, where fifty-one percent of the people may take away the rights of the other forty-nine.Thomas Jefferson
Agriculture is our wisest pursuit, because it will in the end contribute most to real wealth, good morals, and happiness.Thomas Jefferson
Agriculture, manufactures, commerce and navigation, the four pillars of our prosperity, are the most thriving when left most free to individual enterprise.Thomas Jefferson
Cultivators of the earth are the most valuable citizens. They are the most vigorous, the most independent, the most virtuous and they are tied to their country and wedded to its liberty and interests by the most lasting bands.Thomas Jefferson
He who permits himself to tell a lie once, finds it much easier to do it a second and a third time till at length it becomes habitual.Thomas Jefferson
I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past.Thomas Jefferson
I own that I am not a friend to a very energetic government. It is always oppressive.Thomas Jefferson
Let the farmer forevermore be honored in his calling; for they who labor in the earth are the chosen people of God.Thomas Jefferson
Not less than two hours a day should be devoted to exercise and the weather should be little regarded. If the body be feeble, the mind will not be strong.Thomas Jefferson
The care of human life and happiness, and not their destruction, is the first and only object of good government.Thomas Jefferson
The greatest service which can be rendered any country is to add a useful plant to its agriculture.Thomas Jefferson
When angry, count to ten before you speak. If very angry, count to one hundred.Thomas Jefferson