What country before ever existed a century and a half without a rebellion?... The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants. It is its natural manure.


Letter to William Stevens Smith [November 13, 1787]

Thomas Jefferson Quotes

What country before ever existed a century and a half without a rebellion?... The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood...

What country before ever existed a century and a half without a rebellion?... The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood...

What country before ever existed a century and a half without a rebellion?... The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood...

What country before ever existed a century and a half without a rebellion?... The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood...