About Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson (April 13, 1743 – July 4, 1826) was the author of the Declaration of American Independence, of the Statute of Virginia for religious freedom, & Father of the University of Virginia, and the third President of the United States.

On Guns & Exercise

By |2021-01-05T21:16:39-06:00September 6th, 2011|Categories: Quotation, Thomas Jefferson|

"A strong body makes the mind strong. As to the species of exercise, I advise the gun. While this gives a moderate exercise to the body, it gives boldness, enterprise, and independence to the mind. Games played with the ball, and others of that nature, are too violent for the body, and stamp no character [...]

The Object of the Declaration of Independence

By |2021-08-01T17:42:04-05:00July 4th, 2011|Categories: American Founding, American Republic, Quotation, Republicanism, Thomas Jefferson|

This was the object of the Declaration of Independence. Not to find out new principles, or new arguments, never before thought of, not merely to say things which have never been said before; but to place before mankind the common sense of the subject, in terms so plain and firm as to command their assent, [...]

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