(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
Peterson, M. D. (Ed.) Jefferson Writings. New York: Literary Classics of the United States, Inc., 1984. (Vol. IV, p. 289)