After nearly 50 years of association with Thomas Jefferson's University, I believe I know Mr. Jefferson. Thomas Jefferson has become a friend of mine. And one thing is certain: Donald Trump is no Thomas Jefferson--not in any good way that matters.
Happy birthday to the #MarineCorps, which was formed by the Continental Congress on this day in 1775.
Captain Samuel Nicholas will become the Continental Marines' only Commandant, and will be commissioned on November 28, 1775.
King George III has constrained our fellow citizens taken captive on the high seas to bear arms against their country, to become the executioners of their friends and brethren, or to fall themselves by their hands!
We are DONE tolerating this scoundrel!
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.
Happy Birthday, America!
Nathan Hale is like a son to me, and in 3 months from now, he will be captured by the British while trying to complete a mission for me. They will hang him in New York City, and I will be devastated. He's only 21 years old.
I will see to it that Nathan Hale does not die in vain.