 | Thomas Jefferson - 1829 - 1102 strani
...attachment, friendship and respect. TH. JEFFEBSON. DEAK SIR, TO THE PRESIDENT. Monticello, October 24, 1823. The question presented by the letters you have sent...compass, and points the course which we are to steer through the ocean of time opening on us. And never could we embark on it under circumstances more auspicious.... | |
 | Thomas Jefferson - 1829 - 594 strani
...and respect. TH: JEFFERSON. LETTER CLXXVI. TO THE PRESIDENT. Monticello, October 24, 1823. DEAR Sin, The question presented by the letters you have sent...compass and points the course which we are to steer through the ocean of time opening on us. And never could we embark on it under circumstances more auspicious.... | |
 | Thomas Jefferson - 1829 - 552 strani
...respect. TH: JEFFERSON. LETTER CLXXVI. TO THE PRESIDENT. Monticello, October 24, l.-x!'; DEAR SIR, The question presented by the letters you have sent...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... | |
 | 1832 - 606 strani
...found in the 4th vol. p. 300., and hears date 24th Octoher, 1823. He says : " 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. That made us a nation, this sets our compass,... | |
 | United States. Congress - 1853 - 412 strani
...Mr. Monroe's application for his opinion. Mr. Jefferson said: " Tim question presented by tile leiten you have sent me, is the most momentous, which has...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 - 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 - 418 strani
...message appeared, written in answer to Mr. Monroe's application for his 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, since that of independence. That... | |
 | 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 - 758 strani
...The reply rings like a battle-shout : To THE PRESIDENT. MOXTICELLO, October 84, 1828. DEAR SIR, — The question presented by the letters you have sent...compass and points the course which we are to steer through the ocean of time opening on us. And never could we embark on it under circumstances more auspicious.... | |
 | 1858 - 784 strani
...often filled the councils of our people, and the whole nation, with the ring of a battle shout : — " The question presented by the letters you have sent...nation ; this sets our compass, and points the course we are to steer through the ocean of time opening on us. Our first 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... 
