Thomas Jefferson Quote

We took the liberty to make some enquiries concerning the ground of their pretensions to make war upon nations who had done them no injury, and observed that we considered all mankind as our friends who had done us no wrong, nor had given us any provocation.


Letter from the commissioners (John Adams, Thomas Jefferson) to John Jay, 28 March 1786


We took the liberty to make some enquiries concerning the ground of their pretensions to make war upon nations who had done them no injury, and...

We took the liberty to make some enquiries concerning the ground of their pretensions to make war upon nations who had done them no injury, and...

We took the liberty to make some enquiries concerning the ground of their pretensions to make war upon nations who had done them no injury, and...

We took the liberty to make some enquiries concerning the ground of their pretensions to make war upon nations who had done them no injury, and...