Doug! The point of the song is that Jefferson was asked to run for president, well actually go to war against the Alien and Sedition act, instead he invented party politics, fact is Jefferson concidered the act a major tyranny, what do you think he'd have thought of the new Patriot Act? I believe Franklynn would have reminded us of his words, thouse who trade liberty for secrurity deserve neither! As to your other comments, yes we Friends stood aside from the revolution, I feel no particual part of this, as the 35th foot, my Families regiment, also know as the Otways (now the Pricess of Wales Reg.) would have fought on the other side, as they did in Canada, I don't beleive they were sent to this particular party. Cheers Larry