Thomas Jefferson actually said...

"I have thought it my duty to await their authority for using force in any degree which could be avoided."

"The present crisis in Europe is favorable for pressing such a settlement, and not a moment should be lost in availing ourselves of it."

"These made it a duty to require from that Government indemnifications for our injured citizens."

"The burthen of quarantines is felt at home as well as abroad; their efficacy merits examination."