Football Quote by Thomas Jefferson
“If the game runs sometimes against us at home we must have patience till luck turns, and then we shall have an opportunity of winning back the principles we have lost, for this is a game where principles are at stake.”
About This Quote
Source Letter: Personal correspondence, 1790
He advises patience in political struggles, believing that perseverance will restore lost principles.
In simple terms: Patience leads to regaining lost values.
Key Takeaway
Stay patient and wait for favorable conditions to act.
Themes
politics
patience
principles
strategy
Mood
reflective
strategic
hopeful
Type
political
philosophical
When to use this quote
- legislative negotiations
- elections
- advocacy campaigns
Key Concepts
Republicanism
civic virtue
political resilience
Questions to Reflect On
- What principles are you willing to wait for?
- How do you balance patience with action?
A Different Perspective
Political climates can shift unpredictably, making patience costly.
![“It's something that people who read my materials have asked me in the past. If you don't have principles - the last chapter of the book ["Win"] is all about winning with principles. It's all about applying words to good things, good people, good efforts. Without that inherent accuracy, then even…” quote by Frank Luntz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/424/frank-luntz-4874_accuracy_it-s-something-that-people-who-read-my-m_1345226.jpg)
![“[States and the Federal government are] coordinate departments of one simple and integral whole... The one is the domestic, the other the foreign branch of the same government.” quote by Thomas Jefferson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/401/thomas-jefferson-43_branches_states-and-the-federal-government-are-co_2619.jpg)
![“Single acts of tyranny may be ascribed to the accidental opinion of a day; but a series of oppressions, begun at a distinguished period and pursued unalterably through every change of ministers, too plainly prove a deliberate, systematic plan of reducing [a people] to slavery.” quote by Thomas Jefferson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/00c/thomas-jefferson-43_change_single-acts-of-tyranny-may-be-ascribed-t_5515.jpg)
![“Though you cannot see, when you take one step, what will be the next, yet follow truth, justice, and plain dealing, and never fear their leading you out of [any difficult situation] in the easiest manner possible...” quote by Thomas Jefferson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/ebe/thomas-jefferson-43_difficult_though-you-cannot-see-when-you-take-one_9828.jpg)
