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Our friendships are precious, not only in the shade, but in the sunshine of life;and thanks to a benevolent arrangement of things, the greater part is sunshine.: Thomas Jefferson (1743 - 1826)
Ignorance is preferable to error, and he is less remote from the truth who believes nothing than he who believes what is wrong.: Thomas Jefferson (1743 - 1826), (Notes on Virginia, 1782)
Question with boldness even the existance of a god; because, if there be one, he must more approve of the homage of reason than that of blindfolded fear.: Thomas Jefferson (1743 - 1826)
I am for freedom of religion, & against all maneuvres to bring about a legal ascendancy of one sect over another.: Thomas Jefferson (1743 - 1826), letter to Elbridge Gerry, 1799
Because religious belief, or non-belief, is such an important part of every person's life, freedom of religion affects every individual. State churches that use government power to support themselves and force their views on persons of other faiths undermine all our civil rights. Moreover, state support of the church tends to make the clergy unresponsive to the people and leads to corruption within religion. Erecting the "wall of separation between church and state," therefore, is absolutely essential in a free society.: Thomas Jefferson (1743 - 1826), speech, 1808
The legitimate powers of government extend to such acts only as are injurious to others. But it does me no injury for my neighbor to say there are twenty gods, or no god. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg.: Thomas Jefferson (1743 - 1826), Notes on the State of Virginia, 1781-82
I contemplate with sovereign reverence that act of the whole American people which declared that their legislature should make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof, thus building a wall of separation between church and state.: Thomas Jefferson (1743 - 1826), Letter to the Danbury Baptist Association
It is error alone which needs the support of government. Truth can stand by itself.: Thomas Jefferson (1743 - 1826), Notes on the State of Virginia, 1782
Government big enough to supply everything you need is big enough to take everything you have ... The course of history shows that as a government grows, liberty decreases.: Thomas Jefferson (1743 - 1826)
The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.: Thomas Jefferson (1743 - 1826)

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