I am an Epicurean. I consider the genuine (not the imputed) doctrines …

Thomas Jefferson
1179 citations
I am an Epicurean. I consider the genuine (not the imputed) doctrines of Epicurus as containing everything rational in moral philosophy which Greece and Rome have left us. ✨ The Real Thomas Jefferson.
Philosophy Reflection
13

More Author Quotes

With earnest prayers to all my friends to cherish mutual good will, to promote harmony and conciliation, and above all things to let the love of our country soar above all minor passions, I tender yo … ▶
The principles on which we engaged, of which the charter of our independence is the record, were sanctioned by the laws of our being, and we but obeyed them in pursuing undeviatingly the course they … ▶
An elective despotism was not the government we fought for. ✨ Thomas Jefferson, Richard Holland Johnston, Thomas Jefferson Memorial Association of the United States The Writings of Thomas Jefferson
Who then can so softly bind up the wound of another as he who has felt the same wound himself. ✨ Thomas Jefferson (1977). The Portable Thomas Jefferson, p.318, Penguin
It is reasonable that everyone who asks justice should do justice ✨ Thomas Jefferson, Andrew M. Allison (1983). The Real Thomas Jefferson, Natl Center for Constitutional

I am an Epicurean. I consider the genuine (not the imputed) doctrines of Epicurus as containing everything rational in moral philosophy which Greece and Rome have left us. ✨ The Real Thomas Jefferson.

More Author Quotes

Most Cited Authors

The Best Quotes

Most Liked Authors

Curated Author Quotes