 | United States. President, James Daniel Richardson - United States - 1910 - 932 pages
...business I can not have escaped error. It is incident to our imperfect nature. But I may say with tnith my errors have been of the understanding, not of intention,...Looking forward with anxiety to their future destinies, I trust that in their steady character, unshaken by difficulties, in their love of liberty, obedience... | |
 | Archives - 1993 - 466 pages
...an "imperfect" man he had made mistakes conducting the people's business, but he reminded Americans "that the advancement of their rights and interests has been the constant motive for every measure." Given the difficult challenges met in his second administration, Jefferson warned that the future held... | |
 | Thomas Jefferson, Jerry Holmes - Biography & Autobiography - 2002 - 376 pages
...transaction of their business I cannot have escaped error. It is incident to our imperfect nature. But I may say with truth, my errors have been of the understanding,...Looking forward with anxiety to their future destinies, I trust that, in their steady character unshaken by difficulties, in their love of liberty, obedience... | |
 | Gleaves Whitney - Biography & Autobiography - 2003 - 496 pages
...transaction of their business I can not have escaped error. It is incident to our imperfect nature. But I may say with truth my errors have been of the understanding,...their indulgence. Looking forward with anxiety to future destinies, I trust that in their steady character, unshaken by difficulties, in their love of... | |
 | Thomas Jefferson - History - 2004 - 178 pages
...more attention or skill. I cannot have escaped error. It is incident to our imperfect nature. But I may say with truth, my errors have been of the understanding, not of intention; and that the advancement of the people's rights and interests has been the constant motive of every measure. For honest errors,... | |
 | United States. President - Presidents - 1858 - 802 pages
...transaction of their business 1 can not have escaped error. It is incident to our imperfect nature. But I may say with truth, my errors have been of the understanding,...Looking forward with anxiety to their future destinies, I trust that, in their steady character unshaken by difficulties, in their love of liberty, obedience... | |
 | United States. Congress. Senate - Electronic journals - 1809 - 344 pages
...transaction of their business I cannot have escaped error. .It is incident to our imperfect nature. But I may say with truth my errors have been of the understanding, not of intention, and that the ad* vancement of their rights and interests .has been the constant motive for every measure* On these... | |
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I cannot have escaped error. It is incident to our imperfect nature. But I may say with truth, my errors have been of the understanding, not of intention ; and that the advancement of their rights and interests has been the constant motive for every measure. 
