I have but one system of ethics for men and for nations - to be grateful, to be faithful to all engagements under all circumstances, to be open and generous, promoting in the long run even the interests of both


The Writings of Thomas Jefferson: Correspondence, contin (ed. 1853)


I have but one system of ethics for men and for nations - to be grateful, to be faithful to all engagements under all circumstances, to be open and...

I have but one system of ethics for men and for nations - to be grateful, to be faithful to all engagements under all circumstances, to be open and...

I have but one system of ethics for men and for nations - to be grateful, to be faithful to all engagements under all circumstances, to be open and...

I have but one system of ethics for men and for nations - to be grateful, to be faithful to all engagements under all circumstances, to be open and...