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Letter to James Madison (23 Mar 1815) - Jefferson, Thomas | WIST Quotations
Europe [...] have totally mistaken our character. Accustomed to rise at a feather themselves, and to be always fighting, they will see in our conduct, fairly stated, that acquiescence under wrong, to a certain degree, is wisdom & not pusillanimity, and that peace and happiness are preferable to that false…