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Stay Hopeful |
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by Thomas Jefferson (No verified email address) |
04 Nov 2004
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This is from the new Bernstein biography of Thomas Jefferson. Here is
part
of a letter Jefferson sent in 1798 after the passage of the Sedition
Act:
"A little patience, and we shall see the reign of witches pass over,
their
spells dissolve, and the people, recovering their true sight, restore
their
government to it's true principles. It is true that in the meantime we
are
suffering deeply in spirit, and incurring the horrors of a war and long
oppressions of enormous public debt. If the game runs sometimes against
us
at home we must have patience till luck turns, and then we shall have
an
opportunity of winning back the principles we have lost, for this is a
game
where principles are at stake." |
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