(1743 – 1826) 3rd U.S. President, 2nd U.S. Vice President, 1st U.S. Secretary of State, U.S. Ambassador to France, Principal Author of the Declaration of Independence.
Quotation Source
Jefferson, T. & Bergh, A. E. (Ed.) The Writings of Thomas Jefferson. Washington, D. C.: Thomas Jefferson Memorial Association, 1904. (Vol. XV, p. 383)