"They should look forward to a time, and that not a distant one, when a corruption in this, as in the country from which we derive our origin, will have seized the heads of government, and be spread by them through the body of the people; when they will purchase the voices of the people, and make them pay the price. "
Thomas Jefferson Notes on the Constitution of Virginia.
Here is another one,
ReplyDeleteThe tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Thomas Jefferson.
Tommy J was full of great little snippets like this. I might not have agreed with all his politics, but hey the guy was great.