The mother principle [is] that 'governments are republican only in proportion as they embody the will of their people, and execute it.'.


Letter to H. Tompkinson (AKA Samuel Kercheval) (1816)

Thomas Jefferson Quotes

The mother principle [is] that 'governments are republican only in proportion as they embody the will of their people, and execute it.'.

The mother principle [is] that 'governments are republican only in proportion as they embody the will of their people, and execute it.'.

The mother principle [is] that 'governments are republican only in proportion as they embody the will of their people, and execute it.'.

The mother principle [is] that 'governments are republican only in proportion as they embody the will of their people, and execute it.'.