“All eyes are opened, or opening, to the rights of man. The general spread of the light of science has already laid open to every view the palpable truth, that the mass of mankind has not been born with saddles on their backs, nor a favored few booted and spurred, ready to ride legitimately, by the grace of God.”  – Thomas Jefferson, letter to Roger C. Weightman, June 24, 1826

A look at Jefferson’s love of science can be read here:

https://www.theguardian.com/science/the-h-word/2012/sep/11/history-science