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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The same prudence which in private life would forbid our paying our own money for...

The same prudence which in private life would forbid our paying our own money for...

Fix reason firmly in her seat, and call to her tribunal every fact, every opinion....

Fix reason firmly in her seat, and call to her tribunal every fact, every opinion....

Liberty is to the collective body, what health is to every individual body. Without health...

Liberty is to the collective body, what health is to every individual body. Without health...

The man who fears no truth has nothing to fear from lies.

The man who fears no truth has nothing to fear from lies.

Leave all the afternoon for exercise and recreation, which are as necessary as reading. I...

Leave all the afternoon for exercise and recreation, which are as necessary as reading. I...

The liberty of speaking and writing guards our other liberties.

The liberty of speaking and writing guards our other liberties.

I find that he is happiest of whom the world says least, good or bad.

I find that he is happiest of whom the world says least, good or bad.

I own that I am not a friend to a very energetic government. It is...

I own that I am not a friend to a very energetic government. It is...

I have but one system of ethics for men and for nations - to be...

I have but one system of ethics for men and for nations - to be...

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.

Equal rights for all, special privileges for none

Equal rights for all, special privileges for none

Under the law of nature, all men are born free, every one comes into the...

Under the law of nature, all men are born free, every one comes into the...

We did not raise armies for glory or for conquest.

We did not raise armies for glory or for conquest.

Politics is such a torment that I advise everyone I love not to mix with...

Politics is such a torment that I advise everyone I love not to mix with...

It is in our lives and not our words that our religion must be read.

It is in our lives and not our words that our religion must be read.

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...

A nation as a society forms a moral person, and every member of it is...

A nation as a society forms a moral person, and every member of it is...

The whole art of government consists in the art of being honest

The whole art of government consists in the art of being honest

The difference between golf and government is that in golf you can't improve your lie.

The difference between golf and government is that in golf you can't improve your lie.

I am opposed to abortion and to government funding of abortions.

I am opposed to abortion and to government funding of abortions.