In times of economic downturn like those we have seen all too often in recent years, one can only assume that Thomas Jefferson was wrong when he said:
“Never fear the want of business. A man who qualifies himself well for his calling never fails of employment in it.” (To Peter Carr, June 22, 1792)
Clearly, Jefferson never envisioned that the economy would become so dramatically different from the agrarian-based system he knew, or that American commerce might one day be unable to support all of its workers.
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