Thomas Jefferson Quotes about Strength
The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Letter to William Stephens Smith, 13 Nov. 1787
Thomas Jefferson (2010). “The Works of Thomas Jefferson: Correspondence and Papers, 1816-1826”, p.44, Cosimo, Inc.
One loves to possess arms, though they hope never to have occasion for them.
Thomas Jefferson (1830). “Memoir, Correspondence, and Miscellanies, from the Papers of Thomas Jefferson”, p.331
We confide in our strength, without boasting of it, we respect that of others, without fearing it.
Thomas Jefferson (1854). “The Writings of Thomas Jefferson”, p.17