Thomas Jefferson Archives

Did Thomas Jefferson Say Religious Institutions ‘Undermine All Our Civil Rights’?

We looked into the history of a quote attributed to Jefferson on the subjects of...

Jefferson and Reagan Were Alive During Harriet Tubman’s Life

A TikTok video asked viewers to "stop saying everything was 400 years ago."

Did Thomas Jefferson Say ‘The Government Will One Day Be Corrupt and Filled With Liars’?

Finally, something on which the political left and right agree!

What Did Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Thomas Jefferson Say About the Constitution?

An out-of-context, incomplete sentence and an apocryphal quotation do not make for an informative comparison.

Did Thomas Jefferson Say ‘When the Speech Condemns a Free Press, You Are Hearing the Words of a Tyrant’?

One of the most famous of America's Founding Fathers might have agreed with this sentiment,...

Thomas Jefferson on Gun Rights

A real Thomas Jefferson statement about bearing arms is frequently shared along with a sentence...

Thomas Jefferson on Exercise

Thomas Jefferson touted using a gun as a good form of physical and mental exercise?

Thomas Jefferson on Medicine

Did Thomas Jefferson warn about the dangers of governmental interference in medical care?

Thomas Jefferson on Banks

Did Thomas Jefferson say that 'banks and corporations will deprive the people of all property'?

Thomas Jefferson on Banks

Did Thomas Jefferson say that 'banks and corporations will deprive the people of all property'?