“[Our] fellow-citizens think they have a right to full information, in a case of such great concernment to them. It is their sweat which is to earn all the expenses of the war, and their blood which is to flow in expiaton of the causes of it. It may be in [our] power to save [...]
Monthly Archives: July 2006
On the government’s duty to keep the public informed about the reasons for going to war:
Monday, July 17, 2006
On supporting other nations in their decision to go to war
Monday, July 17, 2006
Over the past few days, as the violence between Israel and Lebanon has escalated, President Bush has supported Israel’s use of force, saying that Israel has the right to defend itself. In a 1781 letter, Thomas Jefferson expressed similar sentiments:
“Any free nation has a right to punish those who have done them an injury. . [...]
Introduction to the Thomas Jefferson Blog
Friday, July 14, 2006
Just about everyone knows Thomas Jefferson as the third president of the United States and the man who drafted the Declaration of Independence. Jefferson was a great leader and perhaps an even greater writer. Over the course of his long life, he wrote volumes of public papers and private letters that outlined his brilliant ideas [...]