“There are, Jefferson said, two classes of “disputants” that are especially common. The “first is . . . young students . . . the other consists of the ill-tempered & rude men in society, who have taken up a passion… — Davidson Butler Copy Share
“We are men, all subject to errors. Our opinions are not in our power. They are formed and governed much by circumstances that are… — Davidson Butler Copy Share Image
“There are, Jefferson said, two classes of “disputants” that are especially common. The “first is . . . young students . . . the other consists of the ill-tempered & rude men in society, who have taken up a passion for politics.” From both, Jefferson urged, “keep aloof, as you would from the infected subjects of yellow fever or pestilence.… — Davidson Butler Copy Share
