"But every difference of opinion is not a difference of principle. We have called by different names brethren of the same principle. We are all Republicans, we are all Federalists."
- Thomas Jefferson, First Inaugural Address, 1801
When Jefferson said that "We are all republicans, we are all Federalists," in his First Inaugural Address to the Congress he meant that
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Athe two political parties had the same policies.
Ball were Americans, united in wanting the best for the country.
CCongress would quickly act to ban political parties from fielding candidates in national elections.
Dhe expected that the political divisions which had split the country in his predecessors' administrations would continue
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Bounce he wanted to create greater unity and minimize political divisions in the country.
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