in the words of a great man, and a great President...

Thomas Jefferson...


" I have the consolation to reflect that during the period of my administration not a drop of blood of a single fellow citizen was shed by the sword of war or of the law.""Equal and exact justice of whatever state or persuasion, religious or political; peace, commerce, and honest friendship with all nations, entangling alliances with none.... Freedom of religion; freedom of the press, and freedom of person under the protection of the HABEAS CORPUS, and trial by juries impartially selected.

These principles form the bright constellation which has gone before us, and guided steps through an age of revolution and reformation. The wisdom of our sages and the blood of our heros have been devoted to their attainment. They should be the creed of our political faith, the text of civil instruction, the touchstone by which we try the services of those we trust; and should we wander from them in moments of error and alarm, let us hasten to retrace our steps and regain the road which alone leads to peace, liberty, and safety