“Cherish, therefore, the spirit of our people, and keep alive their attention. Do not be too severe upon their errors, but reclaim them by enlightening them.”
–Thomas Jefferson (letter to Edward Carrington, 16 January 1787); Reference: Jefferson: Writings, Peterson ed., Library of America (880)
You mean we shouldn’t go to German, the place of many past wars including the genocide of the Jews and Christians in WWII, and apologize for OUR mistakes? Ah. Yes, I agree.
Cross-posted @ Rosemary’s Thoughts.
