January 2013
25 posts
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“The Beauty of a motto is to condense much matter in as few words as possible.”
– To George Wythe. August 13, 1786.
Jan 28th
Thomas Jefferson, 'Founding Foodie' →
ediblegardenspointloma: By Marian Burros Thomas Jefferson’s take on agriculture sounds remarkably like the 1800s version of Wendell Berry, with a little bit of Alice Waters thrown in. “All the stuff Jefferson was doing at Monticello is just having a rebirth now,” said David DeWitt, a food historian and the author of “Founding Foodies: How Washington, Jefferson and Franklin Revolutionized...
Jan 28th
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“I give more time to exercise of the body than of the mind, believing it...”
– To David Howell. December 15, 1810.
Jan 25th
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“When wafting on the bosom of the ocean I shall pray it to be as calm and smooth...”
– To Maria Cosway. May 21, 1789.
Jan 24th
Jan 24th
16 notes
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“Knowledge indeed is a desirable, a lovely possession.”
– To Thomas Mann Randolph Jr. August 27, 1786.
Jan 23rd
2 notes
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“Books, really good, acquire just reputation in that time, & so become known...”
– To Charles Bellini. September 30, 1785.
Jan 22nd
1 note
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“I am never happier than when I commit myself into dialogue with you, though it...”
– To Maria Cosway. November 29, 1786.
Jan 21st
Jan 20th
20 notes
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“Laws made by common Consent must not be trampled on by Individuals.”
– To Garret Van Meter. April 27, 1781.
Jan 17th
Jan 17th
65 notes
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“I am a friend to the reformation generally of whatever can be made better.”
– To John Wilson. August 17, 1813.
Jan 16th
“When conversing with Marshall, I never admit anything. So sure as you admit any...”
– Thomas Jefferson on John Marshall (via ceyths)
Jan 16th
74 notes
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“The boisterous sea of liberty indeed is never without a wave.”
– To the Marquis de Lafayette. December 26, 1820.
Jan 11th
1 note
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“Let me describe to you a man, not yet forty, tall, and with a mild and pleasing...”
– The Marquis de Chastellux describing Thomas Jefferson. 
Jan 10th
Jan 10th
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This excited son of gun...
is taking a road trip to Monticello today. HUZAH!!!
Jan 9th
2 notes
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“As for France & England, with all their preeminence in science, the one is a...”
– To John Adams. January 21, 1812.
Jan 8th
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“Frenchmen have as much happiness in one year as Englishmen in ten.”
– To Abigail Adams. August 9,1786.
Jan 7th
4 notes
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“Cultivators of the earth are the most valuable citizens. They are the most...”
– To John Jay. August 23, 1785.
Jan 4th
Jan 4th
39 notes
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“The want of money cramps every effort.”
– To George Washington. June 11, 1780.
Jan 3rd
4 notes
40 Followers!!!
I got to 40 followers, fantastic! Molto Bene!! Allons-y!!!
Jan 3rd
1 note
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“The happy hours and days I have passed in your company are recollected with...”
– To Elizabeth Blair Thompson. January 19, 1787.
Jan 2nd
1 note
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“We are always equal to what we undertake with resolution…Industry and...”
– To Martha Jefferson. March 28, 1787.
Jan 1st
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December 2012
18 posts
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“Morals were too essential to the happiness of man, to be risked on the uncertain...”
– To Maria Cosway. October 12, 1786.
Dec 31st
Dec 30th
25 notes
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“Suggestion and fact are different things.”
– To the Marquis de Lafayette. August 4, 1781.
Dec 29th
2 notes
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“Enlighten the people generally, and tyranny and oppressions of body & mind...”
– To P.S. Dupont du Nemours. April 24, 1816.
Dec 28th
2 notes
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“Peace and friendship with all mankind is our wisest policy: and i wish we may be...”
– To C.W.F. Dumas. May 6, 1786.
Dec 27th
1 note
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“Punk bitches with haughty hats best respect the grind, keeping it real, and...”
– Keeping it hard Thomas Jefferson.
Dec 26th
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Dec 25th
1 note
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“The happiest moments of my life have been the few which i have past at home in...”
– To Francis Willis Jr.April 18, 1790.
Dec 25th
7 notes
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“It is a maxim of our municipal law, and, I believe, of universal law, that he...”
– Letter to Albert Gallatin. March 23, 1808.
Dec 24th
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“Misery is often the parent of the most affecting touches in poetry…Love is...”
– Notes on the State of Virginia. 1782.
Dec 23rd
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“Difference of opinion leads to inquiry, and inquiry to truth; and that, I am...”
– Letter to P.H. Wendover. March 13, 1815.
Dec 22nd
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“The object of walking is to relax the mind. You should therefore not permit...”
– Letter to Peter Carr. August 19, 1785.
Dec 21st
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“In truth whenever I think of you, I am hurried off on the wings of imagination...”
– Letter to Maria Cosway. September 8, 1795.
Dec 20th
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Dec 20th
4 notes
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“Heaven has submitted our being to to some unkind laws. When those charming...”
– To Maria Cosway, Paris, France. November 29, 1786.
Dec 19th
2 notes
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“Mischief may be done negatively as well as positively.”
– To John Adams. October 28,1813.
Dec 18th
1 note
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“There is a debt of service due from every man to his country, proportioned to...”
– To Edward Rutledge. April 27, 1796.
Dec 17th
2 notes
I Return!!
The time has come!!!
Dec 17th
November 2012
6 posts
Nov 14th
71 notes
fuckyeahjefferson: nashvilleben: Thomas Jefferson once said, “I never considered a difference of opinion in politics, or religion, as cause for withdrawing from a friend.” Thomas Jefferson obviously never had Facebook.
Nov 14th
10 notes
2 tags
VOTE
Really it is that simple. If you need inspiration from Jefferson just scroll through my history and you will be filled with it. No need for extra umpf today. Just go vote dammit. It doesn’t matter who it is, just do it.
Nov 6th
6 tags
“Nothing would do more extensive good at small expense than the establishment of...”
– To John Wyche. 1809.
Nov 5th
2 notes
I think i have had my best increase in total followers in a time i haven’t been posting much at all. Not sure what that should tell me, haha.
Nov 5th
10 tags
“If there be any among us who wish to dissolve this Union or to change its...”
– 1st Inaugural Address. March 4, 1801.
Nov 2nd
1 note
October 2012
14 posts
Oct 31st
977 notes