Thank you all for your opinions and comments (and for validating my skepticism) on my quotation citation question. It seems that most of us (including Monticello staff) are in agreement that this does not sound like something Jefferson would have said. Of course there is always an exception to every rule, so I can't entirely rule Jefferson out as the author, but c'est la vie. I agree with Jurretta J. Heckscher about the proliferation of bogus quotations on the internet. I can only imagine what teachers have to deal with in regards to inaccurate info in student papers! Thanks again, Robin Gabriel Monticello Education Department To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html