Thomas Jefferson Quotes

“A candidate for president in the early days of American politics did not campaign for the office. That task fell to his supporters, who advanced the cause of their party’s leader by heaping calumny on his opponent. Each party had its own newspapers which published accusations which did not hesitate to libel, accuse, and hint at the opponent’s sins.”
― Hourly History, Thomas Jefferson: A Life from Beginning to End

“Francophile,”
― Hourly History, Thomas Jefferson: A Life from Beginning to End

“I am not a Virginian, I am an American.”
― Hourly History, Thomas Jefferson: A Life from Beginning to End

“Under Jefferson’s direction, slavery was banned in these states-to-be. In”
― Hourly History, Thomas Jefferson: A Life from Beginning to End