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About Thomas Jefferson

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Thomas Jefferson (April 13, 1743 – July 4, 1826) was the third President of the United States (1801–1809), the principal author of the Declaration of Independence (1776), and one of the most influential Founding Fathers for his promotion of the ideals of republicanism in the United States. Major events during his presidency include the Louisiana... Full Article

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  1. The Thomas Jefferson Memorial is seen across the Tidal Basin as buds form on the branches of cherry trees, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012, in Washington. Snow seems to be missing in action this winter for much of the United States. This January was the third weakest month on record for snow... AP Photo logo AP Photo 2 weeks ago

    The Thomas Jefferson Memorial is seen across the Tidal Basin as buds form on the branches of cherry trees, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012, in Washington. Snow seems to be missing in action this winter for much of the United States. This January was the third weakest month on record for snow...

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  2. WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 05: Unified Light-Welterweight Champion of the World Amir Khan stands for a photo in front of the Thomas Jefferson Memorial on December 5, 2011 in Washington, DC. Getty Images logo Getty Images 2 months ago

    WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 05: Unified Light-Welterweight Champion of the World Amir Khan stands for a photo in front of the Thomas Jefferson Memorial on December 5, 2011 in Washington, DC.

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  3. Shannon Lanier poses at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012, new exhibit: �Slavery at Jefferson�s Monticello: Paradox of Liberty�. Lanier is a descendant of Thomas Jefferson's slave Sally Hemings. AP Photo logo AP Photo 3 weeks ago

    Shannon Lanier poses at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012, new exhibit: �Slavery at Jefferson�s Monticello: Paradox of Liberty�. Lanier is a descendant of Thomas Jefferson's slave Sally Hemings.

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  4. Shannon Lanier points to the pictures on the cover of the book Jefferson's Children, Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012, at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012, at a new exhibit: �Slavery at Jefferson�s Monticello: Paradox of Liberty�. ... AP Photo logo AP Photo 3 weeks ago

    Shannon Lanier points to the pictures on the cover of the book Jefferson's Children, Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012, at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012, at a new exhibit: �Slavery at Jefferson�s Monticello: Paradox of Liberty�. ...

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  5. US President Barack Obama (3rd R) signs the America Invents Act, sponsored by Chairman Patrick Leahy (Top) and Chairman Lamar Smith at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Alexandria, Virginia, on September 16, 2011. The act reforms the patent application system... Getty Images logo Getty Images 5 months ago

    US President Barack Obama (3rd R) signs the America Invents Act, sponsored by Chairman Patrick Leahy (Top) and Chairman Lamar Smith at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Alexandria, Virginia, on September 16, 2011. The act reforms the patent application system...

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  6. WEST COLUMBIA, SC - JANUARY 11: A supporter of Republican presidential candidate U.S. Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX) holds picture of Thomas Jefferson during a whistle stop at Columbia Airport on January 11, 2012 in West Columbia, South Carolina. Paul, who finished second in New Hamphire's... Getty Images logo Getty Images 1 month ago

    WEST COLUMBIA, SC - JANUARY 11: A supporter of Republican presidential candidate U.S. Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX) holds picture of Thomas Jefferson during a whistle stop at Columbia Airport on January 11, 2012 in West Columbia, South Carolina. Paul, who finished second in New Hamphire's...

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  7. A US Airways jet comes in for final approach to Ronald Reagan National Airport July 22, 2011 as it flies past the memorial for US President Thomas Jefferson. Getty Images logo Getty Images 7 months ago

    A US Airways jet comes in for final approach to Ronald Reagan National Airport July 22, 2011 as it flies past the memorial for US President Thomas Jefferson.

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  8. DENVER, CO - JULY 03: Representing the US Presidents sculpted on Mount Rushmore, George Washington (R) throws out the ceremonial first pitch as (L-R) Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln look on as the Kansas City Royals prepare to face the Colorado Rockies during Interleague... Getty Images logo Getty Images 7 months ago

    DENVER, CO - JULY 03: Representing the US Presidents sculpted on Mount Rushmore, George Washington (R) throws out the ceremonial first pitch as (L-R) Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln look on as the Kansas City Royals prepare to face the Colorado Rockies during Interleague...

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  9. Super Lightweight Champion Amir Khan poses at the Tidal Basin near the Thomas Jefferson Memorial as he tours Washington, DC, December 5, 2011. Getty Images logo Getty Images 2 months ago

    Super Lightweight Champion Amir Khan poses at the Tidal Basin near the Thomas Jefferson Memorial as he tours Washington, DC, December 5, 2011.

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  10. Super Lightweight Champion Amir Khan poses on the Tidal Basin near the Thomas Jefferson Memorial in Washington, DC, December 5, 2011. Getty Images logo Getty Images 2 months ago

    Super Lightweight Champion Amir Khan poses on the Tidal Basin near the Thomas Jefferson Memorial in Washington, DC, December 5, 2011.

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  11. Protesters, including a puppet representation of Thomas Jefferson (C), perform on the steps of the Jefferson Memorial in Washington June 4, 2011. People gathered to dance at the memorial to appeal the arrest of five dancers last week, and call on the park police to respect their... Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 8 months ago

    Protesters, including a puppet representation of Thomas Jefferson (C), perform on the steps of the Jefferson Memorial in Washington June 4, 2011. People gathered to dance at the memorial to appeal the arrest of five dancers last week, and call on the park police to respect their...

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  12. US President Barack Obama (C) shakes hands with students at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Alexandria, Virginia, on September 16, 2011 after signing the America Invents Act. The act reforms the patent application system from one that awards patents to the... Getty Images logo Getty Images 5 months ago

    US President Barack Obama (C) shakes hands with students at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Alexandria, Virginia, on September 16, 2011 after signing the America Invents Act. The act reforms the patent application system from one that awards patents to the...

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  13. US President Barack Obama speaks before signing the America Invents Act at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Alexandria, Virginia, on September 16, 2011. The act reforms the patent application system from one that awards patents to the first person to invent... Getty Images logo Getty Images 5 months ago

    US President Barack Obama speaks before signing the America Invents Act at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Alexandria, Virginia, on September 16, 2011. The act reforms the patent application system from one that awards patents to the first person to invent...

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  14. With the Thomas Jefferson Memorial in the background, Christine Wong, of Livonia, Mich. , sits on a the trunk of a blossoming cherry tree along the Tidal Basin in Washington, Monday, April 4, 2011, during the 2011 National Cherry Blossom Festival. AP Photo logo AP Photo 10 months ago

    With the Thomas Jefferson Memorial in the background, Christine Wong, of Livonia, Mich. , sits on a the trunk of a blossoming cherry tree along the Tidal Basin in Washington, Monday, April 4, 2011, during the 2011 National Cherry Blossom Festival.

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  15. ALEXANDRIA, VA - SEPTEMBER 16: U.S. President Barack Obama shakes hands with Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology senior Rebecca Hyndman before signing the America Invents Act at the school September 16, 2011 in Alexandria, Virginia. According to the White House,... Getty Images logo Getty Images 5 months ago

    ALEXANDRIA, VA - SEPTEMBER 16: U.S. President Barack Obama shakes hands with Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology senior Rebecca Hyndman before signing the America Invents Act at the school September 16, 2011 in Alexandria, Virginia. According to the White House,...

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  16. ALEXANDRIA, VA - SEPTEMBER 16: U.S. President Barack Obama signs the America Invents Act at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology September 16, 2011 in Alexandria, Virginia. The act reforms patent law so to give a patent to the first applicant rather than the first... Getty Images logo Getty Images 5 months ago

    ALEXANDRIA, VA - SEPTEMBER 16: U.S. President Barack Obama signs the America Invents Act at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology September 16, 2011 in Alexandria, Virginia. The act reforms patent law so to give a patent to the first applicant rather than the first...

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  17. U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT) (top) takes a picture as U.S. President Barack Obama signs the American Invents Act at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Virginia, September 16, 2011. Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 5 months ago

    U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT) (top) takes a picture as U.S. President Barack Obama signs the American Invents Act at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Virginia, September 16, 2011.

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  18. Connor Hann, 17, wears an experimental cap that reads brain activity to drive a wheelchair, as U.S. President Barack Obama watches demonstrations of technology before signing the American Invents Act at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Virginia, September 16, 2011... Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 5 months ago

    Connor Hann, 17, wears an experimental cap that reads brain activity to drive a wheelchair, as U.S. President Barack Obama watches demonstrations of technology before signing the American Invents Act at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Virginia, September 16, 2011...

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  19. U.S. President Barack Obama steps aside as a robot is prepared to be demonstrated in a classroom before signing the American Invents Act at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Virginia, September 16, 2011. Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 5 months ago

    U.S. President Barack Obama steps aside as a robot is prepared to be demonstrated in a classroom before signing the American Invents Act at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Virginia, September 16, 2011.

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  20. ALEXANDRIA, VA - SEPTEMBER 16: U.S. President Barack Obama talks with student Alexandria Sutton, 16, about her project while visiting a classroom at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology September 16, 2011 in Alexandria, Virginia. Later in the morning Obama signed the... Getty Images logo Getty Images 5 months ago

    ALEXANDRIA, VA - SEPTEMBER 16: U.S. President Barack Obama talks with student Alexandria Sutton, 16, about her project while visiting a classroom at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology September 16, 2011 in Alexandria, Virginia. Later in the morning Obama signed the...

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  21. ALEXANDRIA, VA - SEPTEMBER 16: U.S. President Barack Obama visits a classroom to meet students and watch them present projects at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology September 16, 2011 in Alexandria, Virginia. Later in the morning Obama signed the America Invents... Getty Images logo Getty Images 5 months ago

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  22. Students Meghan Clark (L) and Nathan Hughes (3rd L) show US President Barack Obama (2nd L) the FIRST Robot, a robot created in the school’s prototyping and robotics senior research labs for last year’s FIRST Robotics Competition, as he tours Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and... Getty Images logo Getty Images 5 months ago

    Students Meghan Clark (L) and Nathan Hughes (3rd L) show US President Barack Obama (2nd L) the FIRST Robot, a robot created in the school’s prototyping and robotics senior research labs for last year’s FIRST Robotics Competition, as he tours Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and...

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  23. ALEXANDRIA, VA - SEPTEMBER 16: U.S. President Barack Obama addresses a crowd of students, teachers, business leaders and members of Congress before signing the America Invents Act at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology September 16, 2011 in Alexandria, Virginia. ... Getty Images logo Getty Images 5 months ago

    ALEXANDRIA, VA - SEPTEMBER 16: U.S. President Barack Obama addresses a crowd of students, teachers, business leaders and members of Congress before signing the America Invents Act at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology September 16, 2011 in Alexandria, Virginia. ...

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  24. ALEXANDRIA, VA - SEPTEMBER 16: U.S. President Barack Obama signed a panel on the FIRST Robot, a robot created in the for the prototyping and robotics senior research labs at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology September 16, 2011 in Alexandria, Virginia. Later in... Getty Images logo Getty Images 5 months ago

    ALEXANDRIA, VA - SEPTEMBER 16: U.S. President Barack Obama signed a panel on the FIRST Robot, a robot created in the for the prototyping and robotics senior research labs at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology September 16, 2011 in Alexandria, Virginia. Later in...

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  25. ALEXANDRIA, VA - SEPTEMBER 16: U.S. President Barack Obama visits a classroom and watches students Meghan Clark and Nathan Hughes (R) demonstrate the FIRST Robot, a robot created in the school’s prototyping and robotics senior research labs for last year’s FIRST Robotics Competition,... Getty Images logo Getty Images 5 months ago

    ALEXANDRIA, VA - SEPTEMBER 16: U.S. President Barack Obama visits a classroom and watches students Meghan Clark and Nathan Hughes (R) demonstrate the FIRST Robot, a robot created in the school’s prototyping and robotics senior research labs for last year’s FIRST Robotics Competition,...

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  1. Almighty God hath created the mind free. Our civil rights have no dependence on our religious opinions, any more than our opinions of physics or geometry. The opinions of men are not the object of civil government, nor under its jurisdiction.
    – Thomas Jefferson SOURCE: Fort Worth Star-Telegram 1 month ago
  2. nah fuck that, outlaw seditious speech, I really hate that Thomas Jefferson guy.
    SOURCE: BusinessPundit 2 months ago
  3. The first act of a scoundrel is to wrap himself in the flag.
    – Thomas Jefferson SOURCE: The Beaufort Tribune 2 months ago
  4. The Monroe and Jefferson families were closely intertwined in Virginia society and politics, and the Monroes became the custodians of various items originally owned by Thomas Jefferson.
    SOURCE: KLTV 2 months ago
  5. The end of democracy and the defeat of the American Revolution will occur when government falls into the hands of lending institutions and moneyed incorporations.
    – Thomas Jefferson SOURCE: The Olympian 2 months ago
  6. The big draw of it is that it's made of wood from when Thomas Jefferson was walking around
    SOURCE: Richmond Times-Dispatch 2 months ago
  7. Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy.
    – Thomas Jefferson SOURCE: Examiner.com 2 months ago
  8. Some Virginia Tech vandals left their mark on UVA grounds overnight after the big blowout win over the ‘Hoos ... Check it out. This morning fans noticed something a little different about Thomas Jefferson outside the rotunda. TJ was found sporting a brand-new Virginia Tech t-shirt, courtesy of late-nigh...
    SOURCE: The Washington Post 2 months ago
  9. The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
    – Thomas Jefferson SOURCE: Town Hall 2 months ago
  10. mastered a particularly complicated multi-step problem. I saw her maneuver confidently through all the steps required to arrive at a correct answer to a problem so convoluted and obtuse that I felt a [Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology] student would have had difficulty with it
    SOURCE: The Washington Post 2 months ago
  11. If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, in a state of civilization, it expects what never was and never will be.
    – Thomas Jefferson SOURCE: O'Reilly Radar 2 months ago
  12. We are not doing like the United States did in 1790 when it was a secret deal at a dinner between Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson to create the bonds of the time
    SOURCE: EUbusiness 2 months ago
  13. Whenever the people are well-informed, they can be trusted with their own government; that, whenever things get so far wrong as to attract their notice, they may be relied on to set them right.
    – Thomas Jefferson SOURCE: Dakota Voice 2 months ago
  14. Free government is founded in jealousy, and not in confidence; it is jealousy, and not confidence which prescribes limited constitutions, to bind down those whom we are obliged to trust with power.
    – Thomas Jefferson SOURCE: Dallas Blog 2 months ago
  15. No free man shall ever be de-barred the use of arms. The strongest reason for the people to retain their right to keep and bear arms is as a last resort to protect themselves against tyranny in government.
    – Thomas Jefferson SOURCE: The St. George Spectrum 2 months ago