Thomas Jefferson Quotes
When tempted to do any thing in secret, ask yourself if you would do it in public.
When Franklin was representing America in Paris during the American Revolution he was regarded by the British as a major threat since he was so popular with the French. They surrounded him with spies and even conscripted his private secretary in an effort to determine state secrets and/or get material which could be used against Franklin. He was notoriously careless with documents and was constantly warned by friends to be more careful and maintain more secrecy:
Thomas Jefferson was an American statesman, diplomat, lawyer, architect, philosopher, and Founding Father who served as the third president of the United States from 1801 to 1809. He had previously served as the second vice president of the United States under John Adams between 1797 and 1801. The principal author of the Declaration of Independence, Jefferson was a proponent of democracy, republicanism, and individual rights, motivating American colonists to break from the Kingdom of Great Britain and form a new nation; he produced formative documents and decisions at both the state and national levels.
