Quotessence
Home / Books / Memoirs, correspondence and private papers of Thomas Jefferson, ed. by T.J. Randolph

Memoirs, correspondence and private papers of Thomas Jefferson, ed. by T.J. Randolph

Book by Thomas Jefferson · 6 quotes · Men, Country, Government

Filter quotes by topic

Memoirs, correspondence and private papers of Thomas Jefferson, ed. by T.J. Randolph Quotes

“The precepts of philosophy and of the Hebrew code, laid hold of actions only. (Jesus) pushed his scrutinies into the heart of man, erected his tribunal in the regions of his thoughts, and purified the waters at the fountain head.”

“In every free and deliberating society, there must, from the nature of man, be opposite parties, and violent dissensions and discords; and one of these, for the most part, must prevail over the other for a longer or shorter time.”