Thomas Jefferson's Advice for This July 4th

[PalJoey]

Posted: 7/4/06 at 12:32am

"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."

--Thomas Jefferson, in a letter to John Taylor, June 4, 1798.

(Thanks to andrewsullivan.com)

[DG]

Posted: 7/4/06 at 12:42am

If you don't learn from history, you are doomed to repeat it.

I always loved Monticello, by the way.

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 7/4/06 at 12:47am

"(Thanks to andrewsullivan.com)"

Blecccccch.

Although I think it's AWESOME that Jefferson wrote a letter to the bass player of Duran Duran.

[PalJoey]

Posted: 7/4/06 at 1:16am

"Blecccccch."

Namo--did you just vomit on Andrew's motorcycle boots...AGAIN?

[DG]

Posted: 7/4/06 at 1:19am

It sure wasn't Andrew Tobias' boots.

[Cruel_Sandwich]

Posted: 7/4/06 at 1:52am

And John Adams' words of encouragement:

"At least Thomas Jefferson still survives"