No occupation is so delightful to me as the culture of the earth, and no culture comparable to that of the garden.

Quote by Thomas Jefferson

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Question with boldness even the existence of God; because, if there be one, he must...

Question with boldness even the existence of God; because, if there be one, he must...

Nothing can now be believed which is seen in a newspaper. truth itself becomes suspicious...

Nothing can now be believed which is seen in a newspaper. truth itself becomes suspicious...

In every country and every age, the priest had been hostile to Liberty.

In every country and every age, the priest had been hostile to Liberty.

I am an Epicurean. I consider the genuine (not the imputed) doctrines of Epicurus as...

I am an Epicurean. I consider the genuine (not the imputed) doctrines of Epicurus as...

I am mortified to be told that, in the United States of America, the sale...

I am mortified to be told that, in the United States of America, the sale...

The evidence of the natural rights of expatriation, like that of our right to life,...

The evidence of the natural rights of expatriation, like that of our right to life,...

The God who gave us life, gave us liberty at the same time.

The God who gave us life, gave us liberty at the same time.

We did not raise armies for glory or for conquest.

We did not raise armies for glory or for conquest.

The two principles on which our conduct towards the Indians should be founded, are justice...

The two principles on which our conduct towards the Indians should be founded, are justice...

It is always better to have no ideas than false ones; to believe nothing, than...

It is always better to have no ideas than false ones; to believe nothing, than...

I have no ambition to govern men; it is a painful and thankless office.

I have no ambition to govern men; it is a painful and thankless office.

I can not live with out books.

I can not live with out books.

To compel a man to furnish funds for the propagation of ideas he disbelieves and...

To compel a man to furnish funds for the propagation of ideas he disbelieves and...

Religions are all alike -- founded upon fables and mythologies

Religions are all alike -- founded upon fables and mythologies

If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, in a state of civilization, it...

If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, in a state of civilization, it...

I hope our wisdom will grow with our power, and teach us, that the less...

I hope our wisdom will grow with our power, and teach us, that the less...

To myself, personally, it brings nothing but increasing drudgery and daily loss of friends.

To myself, personally, it brings nothing but increasing drudgery and daily loss of friends.

Whenever the people are well-informed, they can be trusted with their own government.

Whenever the people are well-informed, they can be trusted with their own government.

If you think of yourselves as helpless and ineffectual, it is certain that you will...

If you think of yourselves as helpless and ineffectual, it is certain that you will...

There is no question that an admission of making false statements to government officials and...

There is no question that an admission of making false statements to government officials and...