We love and we value peace; we know its blessings from experience. We abhor the follies of war, and are not untried in its distresses and calamities.


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

Thomas Jefferson Quotes

We love and we value peace; we know its blessings from experience. We abhor the follies of war, and are not untried in its distresses and calamities.

We love and we value peace; we know its blessings from experience. We abhor the follies of war, and are not untried in its distresses and calamities.

We love and we value peace; we know its blessings from experience. We abhor the follies of war, and are not untried in its distresses and calamities.

We love and we value peace; we know its blessings from experience. We abhor the follies of war, and are not untried in its distresses and calamities.