The care of human life and happiness, and not their destruction, is the first and only legitimate object of good government.


"To the Republican Citizens of Washington County, Maryland" (March 31, 1809).

Thomas Jefferson Quotes

The care of human life and happiness, and not their destruction, is the first and only legitimate object of good government.

The care of human life and happiness, and not their destruction, is the first and only legitimate object of good government.

The care of human life and happiness, and not their destruction, is the first and only legitimate object of good government.

The care of human life and happiness, and not their destruction, is the first and only legitimate object of good government.