The two principles on which our conduct towards the Indians should be founded are justice and fear. After the injuries we have done them, they cannot love us.
Interpretation
Understanding and addressing the consequences of past injustices is essential for healthy relationships.
This quote by Thomas Jefferson emphasizes the importance of justice in relationships, particularly in the context of historical injustices faced by Indigenous peoples. Jefferson acknowledges that after causing harm, invoking fear rather than love is an inadequate foundation for conduct, highlighting the need for reconciliation and fairness to build meaningful relationships.
In practice
During a discussion on racial reconciliation, this quote can remind participants of the importance of justice in healing relationships.
The firmness with which the (American) people have withstood the... abuses of the press, the discernment they have manifested between truth and falsehood, show that they may safely be trusted to hear everything true and false and to form a correct judgment between them.
I, place economy among the first & most important republican virtues, & public debt as the greatest of the dangers to be feared
βWe must make our choice between economy and liberty or confusion and servitude...If we run into such debts, we must be taxed in our meat and drink, in our necessities and comforts, in our labor and in our amusements...if we can prevent the government from wasting the labor of the people, under the pretense of caring for them, they will be happy.
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Timid men prefer the calm of despotism to the tempestuous sea of liberty.
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I think women and children and older people are the three least-respected groups in our society.
Help the people in your network. And let them help you.
I would go so far as to say I would not have the life that I have right now if it wasn't for Gabe Liedman. He is the first person I met in my adulthood that I felt was truly delighted by me and understood me and also was curious about me.
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