T Home / Authors / Thomas Jefferson Quotes by famous author Thomas Jefferson to inspire perseverance Total Number of Quotes: 5 Arms Books Business Good Government Happiness Loves Occasion Strength Truth Virtue Categories: books hope humor life Quotes by Thomas Jefferson I cannot live without books. Thomas Jefferson Books #Books In truth, politeness is artificial good humor, it covers the natural want of it, and ends by rendering habitual a substitute nearly equivalent to the real virtue. Thomas Jefferson Humor #Good #Truth #Virtue 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. Thomas Jefferson Hope #Business #Strength One loves to possess arms, though they hope never to have occasion for them. Thomas Jefferson Hope #Arms #Loves #Occasion The care of human life and happiness, and not their destruction, is the first and only object of good government. Thomas Jefferson Life #Good #Government #Happiness Load More Quotes
In truth, politeness is artificial good humor, it covers the natural want of it, and ends by rendering habitual a substitute nearly equivalent to the real virtue. Thomas Jefferson Humor #Good #Truth #Virtue
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. Thomas Jefferson Hope #Business #Strength
One loves to possess arms, though they hope never to have occasion for them. Thomas Jefferson Hope #Arms #Loves #Occasion
The care of human life and happiness, and not their destruction, is the first and only object of good government. Thomas Jefferson Life #Good #Government #Happiness