Some Inspiration from Thomas Jefferson
Some Inspiration from Thomas Jefferson
#0Some Inspiration from Thomas Jefferson
Posted: 11/8/04 at 2:45pm
"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 at stake."
--From a letter Jefferson sent in 1798, after the passage of the Sedition Act. Two years later, he was elected president. After he took office in 1801, he pardoned all those convicted under the Sedition Act.
BT
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/16/04
#1re: Some Inspiration from Thomas Jefferson
Posted: 11/8/04 at 2:48pmWise words indeed, Joey. I started using that quote as my tag line last wednesday.
I sing for myself. I sing when I want, whenever I want to, just for me. I sing for my own pleasure. Do you understand that?
NYadgal
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/18/04
#2re: Some Inspiration from Thomas Jefferson
Posted: 11/8/04 at 2:49pm
Inspired, indeed!
And, if I may be so bold as to add to your thread:
"The dogmas of the quiet past, are inadequate to the stormy present. The occasion is piled high with difficulty, and we must rise -- with the occasion. As our case is new, so we must think anew, and act anew. We must disentrall ourselves, and then we shall save our country."
--Abraham Lincoln
From the December 1, 1862 Message to Congress
"Two drifters off to see the world. There's such a lot of world to see. . ."
#3re: Some Inspiration from Thomas Jefferson
Posted: 11/8/04 at 2:58pm
Oops sorry BT. I guess I'm just so dazzled by those shoulders in your icon that I haven't really taken the time to read your tag line.
I found the quote on the Democratic Underground site, where it was posted on Friday by Elizabeth Edwards.
Who IS your dazzling icon, btw?
NYadgal
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/18/04
#4re: Some Inspiration from Thomas Jefferson
Posted: 11/8/04 at 3:02pmI'm lovin the tattoo...
"Two drifters off to see the world. There's such a lot of world to see. . ."
BT
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/16/04
#5re: Some Inspiration from Thomas Jefferson
Posted: 11/8/04 at 3:03pmOh that lil' ol' thing? Just one of those nice young lads who comes over to help me rake the leaves and take care of household chores....
I sing for myself. I sing when I want, whenever I want to, just for me. I sing for my own pleasure. Do you understand that?
NYadgal
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/18/04
#6re: Some Inspiration from Thomas Jefferson
Posted: 11/8/04 at 3:11pm
and I'll bet you have LOTS of chores for him to do! 
"Two drifters off to see the world. There's such a lot of world to see. . ."
#7re: Some Inspiration from Thomas Jefferson
Posted: 11/8/04 at 3:13pmI got me an old chiffarobe that needs bustin' up. Think your young lad can bust up a chiffarobe?
BT
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/16/04
#8re: Some Inspiration from Thomas Jefferson
Posted: 11/8/04 at 3:15pmJoey, I'll ask him tonight. He's a cocky young buck so there should be no problem with him taking care of the chiffarobe.
I sing for myself. I sing when I want, whenever I want to, just for me. I sing for my own pleasure. Do you understand that?
Plum
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/4/04
#9re: Some Inspiration from Thomas Jefferson
Posted: 11/8/04 at 3:33pm
"The line of the moral universe is long, but it arcs towards justice."
-Martin Luther King, Jr.
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