Extract from Thomas Jefferson to John Adams Monticello Oct. 14. 16. Bonaparte, with his repeated derisions of Ideologists (squinting at this author) has by this time felt that true wisdom does not lie in mere practice without principle. RC (MHi: Adams Papers). PoC (DLC). Print AuthorThomas JeffersonRecipientJohn AdamsDate Range1810 - 1820DateOctober 14, 1816CollectionQuotes by and about Thomas JeffersonRepositoryMHiDLCQuote CategoryReason