
Eredeti: When I despair, I remember that all through history the way of truth and love has always won. There have been tyrants and murderers and for a time they seem invincible, but in the end, they always fall — think of it, always.
Eredeti: levél Smith ezredes http://www.yamaguchy.com/library/jefferson/1787nov13.html-hez, Párizs, 1787. november 13.
Eredeti: When I despair, I remember that all through history the way of truth and love has always won. There have been tyrants and murderers and for a time they seem invincible, but in the end, they always fall — think of it, always.
Eredeti: All religions, arts and sciences are branches of the same tree. All these aspirations are directed toward ennobling man's life, lifting it from the sphere of mere physical existence and leading the individual towards freedom.
„Én csak egy szabadságot ismerek, és ez az elme szabadsága.”
„A mártír vérénél szentebb a tudós tintája.”