Thomas Jefferson Quotes about Atheism

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Ridicule is the only weapon which can be used against unintelligible propositions.

Ridicule is the only weapon which can be used against unintelligible propositions.

Thomas Jefferson

Religion, Atheism, Libertarian

Thomas Jefferson (1939). “Democracy”

It is always better to have no ideas than false ones; to believe nothing, than to believe what is wrong.

Thomas Jefferson

Believe, Ideas, Atheism

Thomas Jefferson (1829). “Memoirs, correspondence and private papers of Thomas Jefferson, ed. by T.J. Randolph”

My opinion is that there would never have been an infidel, if there had never been a priest. The artificial structures they have built on the purest of all moral systems, for the purpose of deriving from it pence and power, revolts those who think for themselves, and who read in that system only what is really there.

Thomas Jefferson

Thinking, Religion, Atheism

Thomas Jefferson, H. A. Washington (2011). “The Writings of Thomas Jefferson: Being His Autobiography, Correspondence, Reports, Messages, Addresses, and Other Writings, Official and Private”, p.28, Cambridge University Press

Nothing but free argument, raillery and even ridicule will preserve the purity of religion.

Thomas Jefferson

Atheism, Argument, Purity

Thomas Jefferson (1926). “The Commonplace Book of Thomas Jefferson: A Repertory of His Ideas on Government, with an Introduction and Notes by Gilbert Chinard”

It is an insult to our citizens to question whether they are rational beings or not, and blasphemy against religion to suppose it cannot stand the test of truth and reason.

Thomas Jefferson

Atheism, Citizens, Tests

Thomas Jefferson (2011). “The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Retirement Series, Volume 7: 28 November 1813 to 30 September 1814”, p.304, Princeton University Press

Our Constitution... has not left the religion of its citizens under the power of its public functionaries, were it possible that any of these should consider a conquest over the conscience of men either attainable or applicable to any desirable purpose.

Thomas Jefferson

Men, Atheism, Citizens

Thomas Jefferson (1854). “The writings of Thomas Jefferson: being his autobiography, correspondence, reports, messages, addresses, and other writings, official and private”, p.147

Civil officials have no business meddling in private religious affairs.

Thomas Jefferson

Religious, Religion, Atheism

Gouverneur Morris had often told me that General Washington believed no more of that system (Christianity) than did he himself.

Thomas Jefferson

Religion, Atheism, Christianity

The proscribing any citizen as unworthy the public confidence by laying upon him an incapacity of being called to offices of trust and emolument unless he profess or renounce this or that religious opinion is depriving him injuriously of those privileges and advantages to which, in common with his fellow citizens, he has a natural right.

Thomas Jefferson

Religious, Office, Atheism

Thomas Jefferson, Richard Holland Johnston, Thomas Jefferson Memorial Association of the United States “The Writings of Thomas Jefferson”

I have ever judged of the religion of others by their lives... But this does not satisfy the priesthood. They must have a positive, a declared assent to all of their interested absurdities. My opinion is that there would never have been an infidel, if there had never been a priest.

Thomas Jefferson

Religion, Atheism, Doe

I trust there is not a young man now living in the United States who will not die a Unitarian.

Thomas Jefferson

Men, Atheism, United States

Thomas Jefferson (1829). “Memoirs, Correspondence, and Private Papers of Thomas Jefferson: Late President of the United States”, p.358

Every Christian sect gives a great handle to Atheism by their general dogma that, without a revelation, there would not be sufficient proof of the being of god.

Thomas Jefferson

Christian, Giving, Atheism

Thomas Jefferson, Henry Augustine Washington (1854). “The Writings of Thomas Jefferson: Correspondence, cont”, p.281

But every state, says an inquisitor, has established some religion. No two, say I, have established the same. Is this a proof of the infallibility of establishments?

Thomas Jefferson

Two, Atheism, Proof

Thomas Jefferson (1977). “The Portable Thomas Jefferson”, p.178, Penguin

I am anxious to see the doctrine of one god commenced in our state. But the population of my neighborhood is too slender, and is too much divided into other sects to maintain any one preacher well. I must therefore be contented to be an Unitarian by myself, although I know there are many around me who would become so, if once they could hear the questions fairly stated.

Thomas Jefferson

Atheism, Population, Doctrine

Thomas Jefferson (1899). “The Writings of Thomas Jefferson”