THOMAS JEFFERSON, on George Washington:
The moderation and virtue of a single character probably prevented this Revolution from being closed, as most others have been, by a subversion of that liberty it was intended to establish.
THOMAS JEFFERSON, on George Washington:
The moderation and virtue of a single character probably prevented this Revolution from being closed, as most others have been, by a subversion of that liberty it was intended to establish.
A subversion of liberty that unfortunately continues to this day to be par for the course in such circumstances.