The natural progress of things...(Quotation)

From Thomas Jefferson Encyclopedia

"The natural progress of things is for liberty to yeild,[1] and government to gain ground." - Thomas Jefferson to Edward Carrington, Paris, 27 May 1788[2]

Note: This sentence is sometimes mis-quoted as, "The natural progress of things is for the government to gain ground and for liberty to yield."

Footnotes

  1. ↑ This is Thomas Jefferson's original spelling.
  2. ↑ PTJ, 13:208-9. Letterpress copy at the Library of Congress.

Further Sources

  • Coates, Eyler Robert. The Jefferson FAQ. A discussion of the misquotation noted above and why it alters the meaning of the actual quotation.
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