Expenses of Schools in Proportion to General Tax Rate

"The expenses of schools should be borne by the inhabitants of the county, every one in proportion to his general tax-rate. This would throw on wealth the education of the poor" -- Thomas Jefferson

Pride Costs More than Hunger, Thirst and Cold

"Pride costs more than hunger, thirst and cold" -- Thomas Jefferson

Uncultivated Land + Unemployed Poor = Injustice

"Whenever there are in any country uncultivated lands and unemployed poor, it is clear that the laws of property have been so far extended as to violate natural right. The earth is given as a common stock for man to labor and live on. The small landowners are the most precious part of a state" -- Thomas Jefferson

The Rich Prey on the Poor: Thomas Jefferson

"Experience demands that man is the only animal which devours his own kind, for I can apply no milder term to the general prey of the rich on the poor" -- Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson: Banks Control of Currency Issue

"If the American people ever allow private banks to control the issue of their currency, first by inflation then by deflation, the banks and the corporations will grow up around them, will deprive the people of all property until their children wake up homeless on the continent their fathers conquered. The issuing power should be taken from the banks and restored to the people, to whom it properly belongs." -- Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson: Banks Threaten Freedom

"I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies." -- Thomas Jefferson