Send a Quote Enter a brief message. SendOk2 “[I]f we can but prevent the government from wasting the labours of the people, under the pretence of taking care of them, they must become happy.” ~ Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826), US Founding Father, drafted the Declaration of Independence, 3rd US PresidentSource: Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Cooper, November 29, 1802http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mtj1&fileName=mtj1page027.db&recNum=500