Selected Quotations from the Thomas Jefferson Papers;
“Thomas Jefferson was a prolific writer. His papers at the Library of Congress are a rich storehouse of his thoughts and ideas expressed both in official correspondence and in private letters. This brief selection suggests something of what awaits users’ own online investigations into the writings of the man who was the third president of the United States, the founder of the University of Virginia, and author of the Declaration of Independence.”
“Thomas Jefferson believed that King George III was an unfit ruler due to his oppressive policies toward the American colonies. Jefferson argued that the king had not abided by the principles of limited government and had instead issued a variety of laws and regulations that infringed on the rights of the colonies.Mar 7, 2023”
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Yes, Thomas Jefferson believed that governments should derive their power from the people, not from a king. He expressed this idea in the Declaration of Independence, where he wrote that the colonies were no longer bound to England and that governments should be answerable to the people. Jefferson also told King George III that “kings are the servants, not the proprietors of the people”.
“our liberty depends on the freedom of the press, and that cannot be limited without being lost.”
Thomas Jefferson to Dr. James Currie, January 28, 1786
