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>Hi. I've been trying to track down a specific quote that I saw -- "In >matters of style, swim with the current, in matters of principle, stand like >a rock" > >Through my searching, I found it on Art Glenn's home page (www.chesco.com) >and it was listed as a quote of Thomas Jefferson 1743-1826. > >I was hoping to validate that reference through your website, but was unable >to find the quote listed with you. I know this is a stab in the dark, but >are you familiar with this quote as being from Thomas Jefferson? > >I'd appreciate any help you can give. I don't want to misquote Jefferson (or >not give credit where credit is due). Thank you! I have seen this quote attributed to Jefferson, but I have not run across it in my reading of his writings. I just recently finished reading the 20 volume set of the Memorial Edition of Jefferson's Writings, and I feel quite sure it was not amongst those. Of course, the Memorial Edition does not contain every word he wrote, so it is possible that it is by Jefferson. In my opinion, it does not sound like Jefferson. On the other hand, it is not in the same class with some of the semi-literate statements that I have seen attributed to Jefferson either. Jefferson rarely, if ever, created aphorisms with opposing sections as in this quote. That was more typical of Benjamin Franklin. But this could be the one time in which he did so. Sorry I could not be of more help than that. Best wishes, Eyler Coates