Thomas Jefferson was a firm believer in the value of education, particularly in its role in both strengthening and preserving the American...

Thomas Jefferson wrote to his friend Robert Skipwith, brother-in-law of Martha Wayles Skelton (Jefferson's bride-to-be), concerning ho...

THE NEW YORK TIMES SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1896 “The centenary of Washington's farewell address was fittingly celebrated last night a...

“Neither the federal Constitution nor the new state constitution reflected Franklin’s own wishes.  And they both violated a belief that he h...

“…I conceiv'd the bold and arduous project of arriving at moral perfection. I wish'd to live without committing any fault at any t...

“An individual has not started living until he can rise above the narrow confines of his individualistic concerns to the broader concerns ...

 “Christmas was primarily a religious holiday in 18th century Virginia, described by one colonist in 1774 as 'the day set apart to ...