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Believing that the happiness of mankind is best promoted by the useful pursuits of peace, that on these alone a stable prosperity can be founded, that the evils of war are great in their endurance, and have a long reckoning for ages to come, I have used my best endeavors to keep our country uncommitted in the troubles which afflict Europe, and which assail us on every side.   Jefferson, Thomas

Source: President THOMAS JEFFERSON, letter to the Young Republicans of Pittsburg, December 2, 1808.The Writings of Thomas Jefferson, ed. H. A. Washington, vol. 8, p. 142 . · This quote is tagged Uncategorised · Search on Google Books to find all references and sources for this quotation.

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