Friday, March 25, 2005

 

The More Things Change, Etc.

"A little patience, and we shall see the reign of witches pass over, their spells dissolve, and the people, recovering their true sight, and 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 sometime against us at home we must have patience till luck turns, and when 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, 1798

posted by Michael 3:03 PM