Thomas Jefferson Quote

Civil government being the sole object of forming societies, its administration must be conducted by common consent.


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


Civil government being the sole object of forming societies, its administration must be conducted by common consent.

Civil government being the sole object of forming societies, its administration must be conducted by common consent.

Civil government being the sole object of forming societies, its administration must be conducted by common consent.

Civil government being the sole object of forming societies, its administration must be conducted by common consent.