“I have sworn upon the altar of God eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man.”

Third US President · 1743 – 1826

Thomas Jefferson was an American statesman and Founding Father who wrote the Declaration of Independence and served as the third President of the United States (1801–1809). He founded the University of Virginia and doubled the nation's size with the Louisiana Purchase.

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Source: Letter to Benjamin Rush, 23 September 1800 · ✓ Source verified

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