Jefferson/places

Famous quotes containing the words jefferson and/or places:

“It is an immense misfortune to the empire to have a king of such a disposition at such a time. We are told and every thing proves it true that he is the bitterest enemy we have.... To undo his empire he has but one truth more to learn, that after colonies have drawn the sword there is but one step more they can take.”
—Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826)

“Look,
when it is over he places her,
like a phone, back on the hook.”
—Anne Sexton (1928–1974)