If one wishes to know more of this raging, three headed beast-like god, one only needs to look at the caliber of people who say they serve him. “The Christian god is a three headed monster cruel, vengeful and capricious. No other evidence exists for its validity, and Jefferson’s complex relationship with religion - he famously rewrote the New Testament to remove the miracles - makes it highly questionable. In 1857, the Reverend Ethan Allen ( not this Ethan Allen) claimed in an anecdote to have heard Jefferson say this. The Christian religion is the best religion that has been given to man.” “Sir, no nation has ever yet existed or been governed without religion. In 1790, the famous Irish statesman and lawyer said, “The condition upon which God hath given liberty to man is eternal vigilance.” The quote has been popular since the early 19th century. John Philpot Curran delivered these words in a speech in Dublin. “Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty.” It wasn’t attributed to the 3rd president of the United States until 1950. In fairness, Williams made this statement in a speech about Jefferson. That’s Democratic politician John Sharp Williams in 1913. “My reading of history convinces me that most bad government results from too much government.” Here is a list of some, but by no means all, of the misquotations attributed to Thomas Jefferson, along with their real sources and dates of origin. Few will bother to check their authenticity, especially when they confirm their biases. Any number of wise-sounding sayings can be attributed to historical figures. The Internet has turned misquotation into a cottage industry.