Morals were too essential to the happiness of man, to be risked on the…

Thomas Jefferson
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Morals were too essential to the happiness of man, to be risked on the uncertain combinations of the head. Nature laid their foundation, therefore, in sentiment, not in science. ✨ Thomas Jefferson (1829). Memoirs, Correspondence, and Private Papers of Thomas Jefferson: Late President of the United States, p.53
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