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<div><font face="Arial" size="+1" color="#7F0000">"A little
patience, and we shall see the reign of witches pass over, their
spells dissolve, and the people, recovering their true sight, restore
their government to its true principles. It is true that in the mean
time we are suffering deeply in spirit, and incurring the horrors of a
war & long oppressions of enormous public debt . . . If the game
runs sometimes against us at home we must have patience till luck
turns, & then we shall have an opportunity of winning back the
principles we have lost, for this is a game where principles are the
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<div><font face="Arial" size="+1">The 1798 letter in which Jefferson
penned this message of hope is found at:</font></div>
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size="+1">http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/P/tj3/writings/brf/jefl122.htm</font
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<div><font face="Arial" size="+1">Thanks to LuAnn Scott for bringing
Jefferson's letter to my attention.</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="+1">Mark Solomon</font></div>
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