Extract from Thomas Jefferson to James Monroe Washington May 4. 06. no two countries upon earth have so many points of common interest & friendship: & their rulers must be great bunglers indeed if with such dispositions they break them asunder. RC (DLC). PoC (DLC). Print AuthorThomas JeffersonRecipientJames MonroeDate Range1801 - 1809DateMay 4, 1806CollectionQuotes by and about Thomas JeffersonRepositoryDLCQuote CategoryGreat Britain