On May 8, 1788, Thomas Jefferson wrote to Francis Hopkinson from Paris:
“God send that our country may never have a government, which it can feel [a government of energy]. This is the perfection of human society.”
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Today (May 8) in Thomas Jefferson’s History:
Thursday, May 8, 2008
Today (April 30) in Thomas Jefferson’s History:
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
On April 30, 1811, Thomas Jefferson wrote to William Duane from Monticello about political compromise and the role of journalists in the political process:
“I thin an Editor [of a newspaper] should be independent, that is, of personal influence, & should not be moved from his opinions on the mere authority of any individual. But, with [...]
Today (April 28) in Thomas Jefferson’s History:
Monday, April 28, 2008
On April 28, 1793, Thomas Jefferson wrote in his “Opinion on the French Treaties”:
“All the tranquility, the happiness & security of mankind rest on justice, on the obligation to respect the rights of others.”
Today (April 18) in Thomas Jefferson’s History:
Friday, April 18, 2008
On April 18, 1790, Thomas Jefferson wrote to Francis Willis, Jr., from New York:
“The happiest moments of my life have been the few which I have passed at home in the bosom of my family.”
Today (April 15) in Thomas Jefferson’s History:
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
On April 15, 1809, Thomas Jefferson wrote to Larkin Smith from Monticello:
“The selfish spirit of commerce . . . knows no country, and feels no passion or principle but that of gain.”
Today (April 11) in Thomas Jefferson’s History:
Friday, April 11, 2008
On April 11, 1787, Thomas Jefferson wrote to the Marquis de Lafayette:
“I am constantly roving about to see were I have never seen before and shall never see again. In the great cities, I go to see what travelers think alone worthy of being seen, but I make a job of it and generally gulp [...]
Today (April 7) in Thomas Jefferson’s History:
Monday, April 7, 2008
On April 7, 1787, Thomas Jefferson wrote to Martha Jefferson:
“Anger only serves to torment ourselves, to divert others, and alienate their esteem.”
On taxes:
Sunday, April 6, 2008
Thomas Jefferson had a lot to say about taxation and the American republic. His main objection was that taxes were much too complicated. In 1784, he wrote to James Madison:
“Would it not be better to simplify the system of taxation rather than to spread it over such a variety of subjects and pass the money [...]
Today (April 2) in Thomas Jefferson’s History:
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
On April 2, 1790, Thomas Jefferson wrote to the Marquis de Lafayette from New York:
“We are not to expect to be translated from despotism to liberty in a feather bed.”
Today (March 28) in Thomas Jefferson’s History:
Friday, March 28, 2008
On March 28, 1811, Thomas Jefferson wrote to William Duane from Monticello:
“The last hope of human liberty in this world rests on us. We ought, for so dear a stake, to sacrifice every attachment & every enmity.”