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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 American Journal of International Law - Page 397
1914
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Memoirs, correspondence and private papers of Thomas Jefferson, ed. by T.J ...

Thomas Jefferson - 1829 - 1102 pages
...attachment, friendship and respect. TH. JEFFEBSON. DEAK SIR, TO THE PRESIDENT. Monticello, October 24, 1823. The question presented by the letters you have sent...ocean of time opening on us. And never could we embark on it under circumstances more auspicious. Our first and fundamental maxim should be, never to entangle...
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Memoir, Correspondence, and Miscellanies, Volume 4

Thomas Jefferson - 1829 - 594 pages
...and respect. TH: JEFFERSON. LETTER CLXXVI. TO THE PRESIDENT. Monticello, October 24, 1823. DEAR Sin, The question presented by the letters you have sent...ocean of time opening on us. And never could we embark on it under circumstances more auspicious. Our first and fundamental maxim should be, never to entangle...
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Memoir, Correspondence, and Miscellanies: From the Papers of ..., Volume 4

Thomas Jefferson - 1829 - 552 pages
...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...
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Memoir, Correspondence, and Miscellanies, from the Papers of ..., Volume 4

Thomas Jefferson - 1830 - 550 pages
...THT: JEFFERSON. LETTER CLXXVI. •• TO THE PRESIDENT. • Monticello, October 24, 1823. DEAR SIR, The question presented by the letters you have sent...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....
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The Metropolitan, Volume 3

1832 - 606 pages
...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,...
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The Life of Thomas Jefferson, Third President of the United States ..., Volume 2

George Tucker - 1837 - 542 pages
...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...
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The Congressional Globe, Volume 22; Volume 27

United States. Congress - 1853 - 412 pages
...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,whiŁk we are to steer through the oceanojtime. And never could...
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The Congressional Globe, Volume 27

United States. Congress - 1853 - 406 pages
...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....
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The Congressional Globe, Volume 22; Volume 27

United States. Congress - 1853 - 418 pages
...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...
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The Congressional Globe

United States. Congress - 1853 - 414 pages
...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...
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