THOMAS JEFFERSON
At 5, began studying under his cousins tutor.
At 9, studied Latin, Greek and French.
At 14, studied classical literature and additional languages.
At 16, entered the College of William and Mary.
At 19, studied Law for 5 years starting under George Wythe.
At 23, started his own law practice.
At 25, was elected to the Virginia House of Burgesses.
At 31, wrote the widely circulated "Summary View of the Rights of
British America " and retired from his law practice.
At 32, was a Delegate to the Second Continental Congress.
At 33, wrote the Declaration of Independence .
At 33, took three years to revise Virginia ’s legal code and wrote
a Public Education bill and a statute for Religious Freedom.
At 36, was elected the second Governor of
Virginia succeeding Patrick Henry.
At 40, served in Congress for two years.
At 41, was the American minister to
France and negotiated commercial treaties with European nations along
with Ben
Franklin and John Adams.
At 46, served as the first Secretary of State under George
Washington.
At 53, served as Vice President and was elected president of the
American Philosophical Society.
At 55, drafted the
Kentucky Resolutions and became the active head of Republican Party.
At 57, was elected the third president of the United States .
At 60, obtained the Louisiana Purchase doubling the nation’s size.
At 61, was elected to a second term as President.
At 65, retired to
Monticello .
At 80, helped President
Monroe shape the Monroe Doctrine.
At 81, almost single-handedly created the
University of Virginia and served as its first president.
At 83, died on the 50th anniversary of the Signing of the
Declaration of Independence.
John F. Kennedy held a dinner in the white House for a group of the
brightest minds in the nation at that time. He made this statement: "This is
perhaps the assembly of the most intelligence ever to gather at one time in
the
White House with the exception of when Thomas Jefferson dined alone."
When we get piled upon one another in large cities, as in
Europe, we shall become as corrupt as Europe .
Thomas Jefferson
The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are
willing to work and give to those who would not.
Thomas Jefferson
It is incumbent on every generation to pay its own debts as it goes. A
principle which if acted on would save one-half the wars of the world.
Thomas Jefferson
I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government
from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of
them.
Thomas Jefferson
My reading of history convinces me that most bad government results from
too much government.
Thomas Jefferson
No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms.
Thomas Jefferson
The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear
arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in
government.
Thomas Jefferson
The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of
patriots and tyrants.
Thomas Jefferson
To compel a man to subsidize with his taxes the propagation of ideas which
he disbelieves and abhors is sinful and tyrannical.
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson said in 1802:
I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties
than standing armies. If the American people ever allow private banks to
control the issue of their currency, first by inflation, then by deflation,
the banks and corporations that will grow up around the banks will deprive
the people of all property - until their children wake-up homeless on the
continent their fathers conquered.
I wish we could get this out to everyone!!!
I'm doing my part. Please do yours
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