"A nation at war cannot buy so many goods as when in peace."Jefferson quote source: To Brother John Baptist de Coigne. Charlottesville, June 1781.
Showing posts with label War. Show all posts
Showing posts with label War. Show all posts
Friday
War Impoverishes Nations
Wednesday
On Pre-emptive War
"Were armies to be raised whenever a speck of war is visible on our horizon, we never should have been without them. Our resources would have been exhausted on dangers which have never happened, instead of being reserved for what is really to take place."Jefferson quote source: Sixth Annual Message. December 2, 1806.
Sunday
On Standing Armies
"There shall be no standing army but in time of actual war."
Jefferson quote source: Draft Constitution for Virginia, 1776, IV Rights, Private and Public.
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