00:00The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
00:07Thomas Jefferson
00:10We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their
00:16Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
00:24Thomas Jefferson
00:27I cannot live without books. Thomas Jefferson
00:34The God who gave us life gave us liberty at the same time. Thomas Jefferson
00:43Honesty is the first chapter in the Book of Wisdom. Thomas Jefferson
00:51Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today. Thomas Jefferson
00:59When angry, count to ten before you speak. If very angry, count to one hundred. Thomas Jefferson
01:10The foundation of every state is the education of its youth. Thomas Jefferson
01:19Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty. Thomas Jefferson
01:27I would rather be ruined than cajoled. I would rather be slandered than flattered. Thomas Jefferson
01:38The most effective way to do it, is to do it. Thomas Jefferson
01:46A nation that forgets its past has no future. Thomas Jefferson
01:55We are not to expect fortune to be friends to us, if we do not court her. Thomas Jefferson
02:04It is better to have a wolf by the ears than to pursue him. Thomas Jefferson
02:13The will of the people is the only legitimate foundation of any government. Thomas Jefferson
02:22Information is the currency of democracy. Thomas Jefferson
02:31Minds are not to be forced, but one. Thomas Jefferson
02:38I have sworn upon the altar of God, eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man.
02:46Thomas Jefferson
02:50The care of human life and happiness, and not their destruction, is the first and only legitimate object of good
02:57government. Thomas Jefferson
03:02The winds of the heavens are not so variable as the opinions of man. Thomas Jefferson