You know, Robin, this sound far too tidy and cute to be Our Guy. Contrasting similies? I just don't think so . . . Camille. > I was recently at a presentation where the speaker used an unfamiliar > Jefferson quotation and I have had no luck tracking down its citation. A > Google search led to 359,000 sites, but alas none of them on the first 5 > pages gives me a citation. I have also checked the Jefferson Cyclopedia and > staff at Monticello. > > Does anyone recognize this quotation and can you tell me from where it > comes: > > "In matters of principle, stand like a rock; in matters of taste, swim with > the current." > > Thanks, > Robin Gabriel > Director of Education > Monticello > > To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions > at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html