Thomas Jefferson Quotes about Ethics

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I consider ethics, as well as religion, as supplements to law in the government of man.

I consider ethics, as well as religion, as supplements to law in the government of man.

Men, Law, Ethics

Thomas Jefferson, Henry Augustine Washington (1859). “The Writings of Thomas Jefferson: Correspondence. Reports and opinions while secretary of state”, p.339

The only thing a man can take beyond this lifetime is his ethics.

Thomas Jefferson

Men, Ethics, Lifetime

State a moral case to a plowman and a professor. The former will decide it as well, and often better than the latter, because he has not been led astray by artificial rules.

Thomas Jefferson

Intelligence, Ethics, Morality

Thomas Jefferson, Henry Augustine Washington (1853). “The Writings of Thomas Jefferson: Correspondence, contin”, p.238