Thomas Jefferson's Wisdom Holds True Today

Monday, November 5, 2012 at 10:00 AM
Basil Ryan in American History, Founders

“To preserve ... independence, we must not let our rulers load us with perpetual debt. We must make our election between economy and liberty, or profusion and servitude."

—Thomas Jefferson in letter to Samuel Kercheval, June 12, 1816

Article originally appeared on Franklin Independent Journal (http://franklinindependentjournal.com/).