“What he learned from his favorite teacher was not obedience to authority but delight in the exercise of his mind.” EducationHistoryRevolutionary WarFounding FathersThomas Jefferson Book:Jefferson the Virginian Source: Jefferson the Virginian
“I would recommend it to you to reflect, and remark on, and digest what you read; to enter into the spirit and design of your author; to observe every step he takes to accomplish his end; and to dwell on any remarkable beauties of diction, justness or sublimity of sentiment, or masterly strokes of true wit which may occur in the course of your reading.” LiteratureHistoryLiterary CriticismThomas JeffersonThomas Jefferson Education Book:Jefferson the Virginian Source: Jefferson the Virginian
“The boldness of his mind was sheathed in a scabbard of politeness.” MindBoldnessPoliteness Book:Jefferson and His Time: Jefferson and the rights of man Source: Jefferson and His Time: Jefferson and the rights of man
“American history offers no parallel to the friendship between John Adams and Thomas Jefferson, spanning the first half century of the Republic. . . . The publication, in full and integrated form, of the remarkable correspondence between these two eminent men is a notable event.” MenFirstsTwoFormHalfCenturyEventsOffersRemarkableRepublicAmerican HistoryParallelsNotablePublicationIntegratedCorrespondence Author:Dumas Malone
“The fact that we became a nation and immediately separated church and state - it has saved us from all the misery that has beset mankind with inquisitions, internecine and civil wars, and other assorted ills.” WarStatesFactsGovernmentNationsChurchMankindMiserySavedCivil WarChurch And StateInquisitionAssorted Author:Dumas Malone