You know what is before you. The whips and scorpions, the thorns without roses, the dangers, anxieties, and weight of Empire.


Letter to John Adams [February 20,1796]


You know what is before you. The whips and scorpions, the thorns without roses, the dangers, anxieties, and weight of Empire.

You know what is before you. The whips and scorpions, the thorns without roses, the dangers, anxieties, and weight of Empire.

You know what is before you. The whips and scorpions, the thorns without roses, the dangers, anxieties, and weight of Empire.

You know what is before you. The whips and scorpions, the thorns without roses, the dangers, anxieties, and weight of Empire.