After the Battle of New Orleans, upon return to his home at
The Hermitage:
The sons of America have given a new proof how impossible it
is to conquer freemen fighting in defense of all that is dear to them.
Henceforward, we shall be respected by nations who, mistaking our character,
had treated us with outrage. Years will continue to develop our inherent
qualities, until, from being the youngest and the weakest, we shall become the
most powerful nation in the universe.
Nashville
1815
Some now serving in Congress should contemplate these words.
