A country whose buildings are of wood, can never increase in its improvements to any considerable degree.... Whereas when buildings are of durable materials, every new edifice is an actual and permanent acquisition to the state, adding to its value as well as to its ornament.


Notes on the State of Virginia,... with a map (ed. 1794)

Thomas Jefferson Quotes

A country whose buildings are of wood, can never increase in its improvements to any considerable degree.... Whereas when buildings are of durable...

A country whose buildings are of wood, can never increase in its improvements to any considerable degree.... Whereas when buildings are of durable...

A country whose buildings are of wood, can never increase in its improvements to any considerable degree.... Whereas when buildings are of durable...

A country whose buildings are of wood, can never increase in its improvements to any considerable degree.... Whereas when buildings are of durable...