Jon Meacham's book Thomas Jefferson: the Art of Power is a GREAT read. The election of 1800 required 32 elector ballots before Jefferson prevailed to become the nations 3rd President.In his first inaugural address, March 4, 1801, President Thomas Jefferson made this remark.
"All will bear in mind the sacred principle, that though the will of the majority is in all cases to prevail, that will to be rightful must be reasonable. That the minority posses their equal rights, which equal law must protect, and to violate would be oppression. Let us then, fellow citizens, unite in one heart and one mind."
These words, as with so many preserved and passed down from the Founders, have particular application as we move into 2016 with our current administration of shared power in WDC and a Presidential election less than a year on the horizon.
May God bless America with leadership who shall embrace this counsel from ages past, so relevant, yet still so elusive.
bN tGit
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