About Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson (April 13 [O.S. April 2], 1743 – July 4, 1826) was an American statesman, planter, diplomat, lawyer, architect, philosopher, and Founding Father who served as the third president of the United States from 1801 to 1809. He was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence. Following the...
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Perfection of moral virtue does not wholly take away the passions, but regulates them.
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If your morals make you dreary, depend on it , they are wrong.