Thomas Jefferson Quotes About Harmony

• The steady character of our countrymen is a rock to which we may safely moor; and notwithstanding the efforts of the papers to disseminate early discontents, I expect that a just, dispassionate and steady conduct, will at length rally to a proper system the great body of our country. Unequivocal in principle, reasonable in manner, we shall be able I hope to do a great deal of good to the cause of freedom & harmony.

  Thomas Jefferson

  Country, Character, Rocks

  Thomas Jefferson (1829). “Memoir, correspondence, and miscellanies from the papers of T. Jefferson”, p.468

• Let us, then, fellow citizens, unite with one heart and one mind. Let us restore to social intercourse that harmony and affection without which liberty and even life itself are but dreary things. And let us reflect that having banished from our land that religious intolerance under which mankind so long bled, we have yet gained little if we counternance a political intolerance as despotic, as wicked, and capable of a bitter and bloody persecutions.

  Thomas Jefferson

  Religious, Heart, Land

  Thomas Jefferson (1977). “The Portable Thomas Jefferson”, p.235, Penguin

• With earnest prayers to all my friends to cherish mutual good will, to promote harmony and conciliation, and above all things to let the love of our country soar above all minor passions, I tender you the assurance of my affectionate esteem and respect.

  Thomas Jefferson

  Love, Country, Prayer

  Thomas Jefferson (1854). “The Writings of Thomas Jefferson: Correspondence, contin”, p.597

• I see the necessity of sacrificing our opinions sometimes to the opinions of others for the sake of harmony.

  Thomas Jefferson

  Sacrifice, Politics, Sake

  Thomas Jefferson, Charles T. Cullen (1961). “The Papers of Thomas Jefferson”

• The great cause which divides our countries is not to be decided by individual animosities. The harmony of private societies cannot weaken national efforts.

  Thomas Jefferson

  Friendship, Country, Effort

  B. L. Rayner, Thomas Jefferson (1834). “Life of Thomas Jefferson: with selections from the most valuable portions of his voluminious and unrivalled private correspondence : with portrait”, p.155

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