Category Archives: Thomas Jefferson

Without Books

Posted on November 29, 2015 by jeneanecommonplacebook

I cannot live without books. Thomas Jefferson, in a letter to John Adams (June 10, 1815), quoted in What Liberals Believe, page 164, edited by William Martin

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Banking Establishments Are More Dangerous

Posted on November 22, 2015 by jeneanecommonplacebook

I sincerely believe…that banking establishments are more dangerous than standing armies. Thomas Jefferson, in a letter to John Taylor (May 28, 1816), quoted in What Liberals Believe, page 132, edited by William Martin

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Selfish Spirit of Commerce

Posted on September 12, 2015 by jeneanecommonplacebook

The selfish spirit of commerce knows no country and feels no passion or principle but that of gain. Thomas Jefferson, in a letter to Larkin Smith, 1809, quoted in What Liberals Believe, page 72, edited by William Martin

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A Little Rebellion

Posted on August 1, 2015 by jeneanecommonplacebook

I like a little rebellion now and then. The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants. It is its natural manure. Thomas Jefferson, 1786, after Shay’s Rebellion

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