Jefferson's forces undermined and weakened the military at every opportunity. His words were never to be taken a face value and were almost always in contrast to the actions of him and his party.
Great tag line.
His words were never to be taken a face value and were almost always in contrast to the actions of him and his party.
But he seemed to have changed his tune a bit by the nearly-immediate dispatch of Naval forces to Tripoli in 1801.
But either way, for the dealing with the modern-day pacifists who worship Jefferson, it's nice to throw his own hawkish words right back in their pimply, scowling, infantile-chanting, appeasement-pushing faces.
It's Not Just A Gun...
It's My "HOMELAND DEFENSE RIFLE"!!