Thomas Jefferson, letter to John Adams (June 15, 1813):
About facts, you and I cannot differ; because truth is our mutual
guide. And if any opinions you may express should be different from mine,
I shall recieve them with the liberality and indulgence which I ask for
my own...
Id. (June 27, 1813):
To me then it appears that there have
been differences of opinion, and party differences, from the first establishment of governments, to the present day; and on the same question which
now divides our own country: that these will continue thro' all future
time: that every one takes his side in favor of the many, or of the few,
according to his constitution, and the circumstances in which he is placed:
that opinions, which are equally honest on both sides, should not affect
personal esteem, or social intercourse...