Thomas T J Jefferson Jr Quotes & Sayings

An acknowledged love sanctifies every little freedom; and little freedoms beget great ones. — Samuel Richardson

Isn't hot coffee a wonderful thing? How did people get along before it was invented? — Betty Smith

Many of the same people who are crying for mankind to tolerate everything have overlooked examples of intolerance that have utterly reshaped the country in which we live. For instance, what would this country be like if George Washington had tolerated British troops? Where would we be today if Thomas Jefferson had tolerated King George III? Or what if Fredrick Douglas had tolerated slavery, or Martin Luther King Jr. had tolerated segregation? What would America be like if Winston Churchill had tolerated Adolf Hitler or if Susan B. Anthony tolerated only men voting? Part of what made these individuals great was that they were strong enough to stand up for their convictions. They recognized something as "wrong," and they didn't tolerate it. — Brad Harrub

Don't say you don't have enough time. You have exactly the same number of hours per day that were given to Helen Keller, Pasteur, Michaelangelo, Mother Teresa, Leonardo da Vinci, Thomas Jefferson, and Albert Einstein. — H. Jackson Brown Jr.

By confessing Jesus Christ as Lord, we give to Him all the rights to our lives. — Sunday Adelaja

I think one travels more usefully when they travel alone, because they reflect more.
(Letter to John Banister, Jr., June 19, 1787) — Thomas Jefferson

God does not make war? God makes us, and we make war. God makes war. — Aaron B. Powell

Protect us from giving in to our grief and the things that stand in our way, Lord. We are your people, foreigners in this darkness, and because we are outsiders, the dark here hurts and grieves us all the more. And even when we doubt the light because there is so much black all around us, listen to our cries and save us from ourselves. Keep us hopeful. — Sean Wesley

I am afraid of privilege, of ease, of entitlement. — Tan Le

As far as I was concerned, the sun could have melted the blue right off the sky. Then the sky could be as miserable as I was. — Benjamin Alire Saenz

The countries made themselves independent from Spain, but only changed owners, who stayed in positions of power were the criollos, the Spanish descendants who were the new administrators of power and wealth in the country. And those families for generations have maintained themselves in positions of power. Latin America founded itself on everyone being equal, but in reality we aren't. — Bocafloja

He is not only idle who does nothing, but he is idle who might be better employed. — Socrates

We know Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin as politicians, but they felt that science was something everyone should have a knowledge of. — Rush D. Holt Jr.

The idea of formulated 'rights ... comes not from John Locke and Thomas Jefferson ... but from the canon law of the Catholic Church. — Thomas E. Woods Jr.

Had I realized while on Earth," he said, "that Hell was such a delightful place, I should have put more faith in the teachings of religion. As it was, I actually doubted its existence. A foolish error, cherie. I am pleased to say that you have converted me completely."
"I, too," observed Mr. Hamilton, helping himself to wine, "was something of an unbeliever in my time, and while never quite an atheist, like my arch-enemy Jefferson, I was still inclined to look upon Satan as merely a myth. Imagine my satisfaction to find him ruling a monarchy! You know I spent the greater part of my earthly existence fighting Mr. Jefferson and his absurd democratic ideas and now look at the damn country! Run by morons! — Frederic Arnold Kummer Jr.