More From Thomas Jefferson
- "To penetrate and dissipate these clouds of darkness, the general mind must be strengthened by education."
- "I hope we shall crush in its birth the aristocracy of our monied corporations which dare already to challenge our government to a trial by strength, and bid defiance to the laws of our country."
- "It is in our lives and not our words that our religion must be read."
More In Happiness
- "Happiness? No, it’s not there for me."― Robert Mapplethorpe
- "A sincere and steadfast co-operation in promoting such a reconstruction of our political system as would provide for the permanent liberty and happiness of the United States."― James Madison
- "Happiness is itself a kind of gratitude."― Joseph Wood Krutch