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December 7, 2004

Quotation from Thomas Jefferson

Dear Friends,

Re America today, here's a quotation from a letter that Thomas Jefferson wrote to John Taylor of Caroline in 1798, after the enactment of the Alien and Sedition Acts. Given our current state of affairs, I find them very helpful. They're the kind of thing to print out and look at every day, for courage:

"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 its 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 the stake."

Best,

Marianne

Posted by Marianne at December 7, 2004 8:25 AM