Thomas Jefferson: It is our duty still to endeavor to avoid war; but if it shall actually take place, no matter by whom brought on, we must defend ourselves. If our house be on fire, without inquiring whether it was fired from within or without, we must try to extinguish it.

It is our duty still to endeavor to avoid war; but if it shall actually take place, no matter by whom brought on, we must defend ourselves. If our house be on fire, without inquiring whether it was fired from within or without, we must try to extinguish it.

-- Thomas Jefferson


		Name: Thomas Jefferson Type: President Nationality: American Birth: April 13, 1743 Death: July 4, 1826

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