"All, too, will bear in mind this sacred principle, that though the will of the majority is in all cases to prevail, that will t
o be rightful must be reasonable; that the minority possess their equal rights, which equal law must protect, and to violate would be oppression. Let us, then, fellow-citizens, unite with one heart and one mind. Let us restore to social intercourse that harmony and affection without which liberty and even life itself are but dreary things. And let us reflect that, having banished from our land that religious intolerance under which mankind so long bled and suffered, we have yet gained little if we countenance a political intolerance as despotic, as wicked, and capable of as bitter and bloody persecutions." 1. What do you think Jefferson is saying in this quote?
2. Do you agree or disagree with his statement? Why?
Jefferson is trying to say that humans are humans and all humans should be treated with rights as others are also. We may come from different backgrounds, religions, ect. in a way that makes us all different but does not mean we need to face persecution for our beliefs. He encourages people to come together in unity instead of hatred.
