Those who have once got an ascendancy, and possessed themselves of all the resources of the nation, their revenues and offices, have immense means for retaining their advantage.


Memoirs, Correspondence, and Private Papers of Thomas Jefferson: Late President of the United States (ed. 1829)

Thomas Jefferson Quotes

Those who have once got an ascendancy, and possessed themselves of all the resources of the nation, their revenues and offices, have immense means...

Those who have once got an ascendancy, and possessed themselves of all the resources of the nation, their revenues and offices, have immense means...

Those who have once got an ascendancy, and possessed themselves of all the resources of the nation, their revenues and offices, have immense means...

Those who have once got an ascendancy, and possessed themselves of all the resources of the nation, their revenues and offices, have immense means...