I have no ambition to govern men; it is a painful and thankless office.


Memoirs, Correspondence, and Private Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Late President of the United States (ed. 1829)

Thomas Jefferson Quotes

I have no ambition to govern men; it is a painful and thankless office.

I have no ambition to govern men; it is a painful and thankless office.

I have no ambition to govern men; it is a painful and thankless office.

I have no ambition to govern men; it is a painful and thankless office.