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...blood of American youth to be shed for the ideals of Jefferson, Lincoln, and Wilson or for those of the British Tories, the American steel tycoon, Mr. Myron Taylor, and the Fascisl bishops of Detroit and Brooklyn...
...intend to remain true to the ideals of Jefferson, Lincoln and Wilson, the armies of occupation will follow a quite different line of action. All the Fascist higher-ups and those among the lower ranks who have shown particular fanaticism, should be interned on penal islands for the duration pending the decision of the future national government. All Fascist organizations will be disbanded and their headquarters closed. Fascist uniforms, badges and flags will be forbidden. Fascist legislation limiting personal and political rights will be repealed...
...Jefferson, Adams wrote to Rush: "I am bold to say I was his preceptor in politicks and taught him everything that has been good and solid in his whole political conduct." Three years later Adams was "shuddering" at "the calamities which I fear his conduct is preparing for his country...
...Adams, Jefferson wrote next year: ". . . With the commonplace topic of politics we do not meddle. When there are so many others on which we agree why should we introduce the only one on which we differ...
Aired in Manhattan after nearly half a century in a bank vault were some of Benjamin Franklin's thoughts on fresh air, some of Thomas Jefferson's and John Adams' thoughts on each other. The Founding Fathers' thoughts had been confided to Fellow-Declaration-of-Independence-Signer Benjamin Rush...