 | Thomas Jefferson - 1829 - 550 strani
...PRESIDENT. Monticello, October 24, 1823. DEAR SIR, The question presented by the letters you have sent me, is the most momentous which has ever been offered...auspicious. Our first and fundamental maxim should he, never to entangle ourselves in the broils of Europe. Our second, never to suffer Europe to intermeddle... | |
 | Thomas Jefferson - 1829 - 552 strani
...PRESIDENT. Monticello, October 24, l.-x!'; DEAR SIR, The question presented by the letters you have sent me, is the most momentous which has ever been offered...of Independence. That made us a nation, this sets onr compass and points the course which we are to steer through the ocean of time opening on us. And... | |
 | Thomas Jefferson - 1830 - 550 strani
...• Monticello, October 24, 1823. DEAR SIR, The question presented by the letters you have sent me, is the most momentous which has ever been offered...compass, and points the course which we are to steer thr6ugh the ocean of time opening on us. And never could we embark on it under circumstances more auspicious.... | |
 | 1832 - 606 strani
..." The question presented hy the letters you have sent me is the most momentous which has ever heen offered to my contemplation since that of independence....the ocean of time opening on us. And never could we emhark on it under circumstances more auspicious. Our first and fundamental maxim should he, never... | |
 | George Tucker - 1837 - 542 strani
...momentous which had ever been offrml to his contemplation since that of independence." That, he says, made us a nation, this sets our compass, and points...to steer through the ocean of time opening on us. "Our first and fundamental maxim should be never to entangle ourselves in the broils of Europe. Our... | |
 | United States. Congress - 1853 - 412 strani
...application for his opinion. Mr. Jefferson said: " Tim question presented by tile leiten you have sent me, is the most momentous, which has ever been offered...that of independence. That made us a nation ; this selsoiir compass, andpointsthccovrie,whi£k we are to steer through the oceanojtime. And never could... | |
 | United States. Congress - 1853 - 418 strani
...opinion. Mr. Jefferson said: "The question presented by the letters you have sent me, is the muât momentous, which has ever been offered to my contemplation,...independence. That made us a nation ; this Sets our compas«, and pvinti the count, which we are to tteer through the ocean of lime. And never could we... | |
 | United States. Congress - 1853 - 406 strani
...Jefferson said: " The question presented by the letters you have sent me, y the most momentous, which him ever been offered to my contemplation, since that of independence. That made us anation; (his svtsour compass, and points the course, which we are to steer through the ocean of time.... | |
 | United States. Congress - 1853 - 414 strani
...question presented by the letter» yon have sent me, it the must momentous, which has ever been offered 10 my contemplation, since that of independence. That made us a nation ; this set* our compass t and points the course, u-tiifh we are to steer through the oceanojtime. And never... | |
 | Henry Stephens Randall - 1858 - 760 strani
...MOÜTICELLO, October 24, 1828. DEAR SIB, — The question presented by the letters you have sent me, is the most momentous which has ever been offered...the ocean of time opening on us. And never could we cmbark on it under circumstances more auspicious. Our first and fundamental maxim should be, never... | |
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The question presented by the letters you have sent me is the most momentous which has ever been offered to my contemplation since that of Independence. That made us a nation, this sets our compass and points the course which we are to steer through the... 
