Thomas Jefferson — "Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal;…"

"I like a little rebellion now and then. It is like a storm in the atmosphere."

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

"The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants. It is its natural manure."

"This unfortunate difference of color, and perhaps of faculty, is a powerful obstacle to the emancipation of these people."

"The principle of spending money to be paid by posterity, under the name of funding, is but swindling futurity on a large scale."