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In a 1786 letter to [[John Jay]], Jefferson explained the situation that he had run into, along with [[John Adams]](who also owned a Koran), with the ambassador from the [[Barbary States]], Jefferson wrote:
In a 1786 letter to [[John Jay]], Jefferson explained the situation that he had run into, along with [[John Adams]](who also owned a Koran), with the ambassador from the [[Barbary States]], Jefferson wrote:
<blockquote>We took the liberty to make some enquiries concerning the ground of their pretensions to make war upon nations who had done them no injury, and observed that we considered all mankind as our friends who had done us no wrong, nor had given us any provocation.
<blockquote>We took the liberty to make some enquiries concerning the ground of their pretensions to make war upon nations who had done them no injury, and observed that we considered all mankind as our friends who had done us no wrong, nor had given us any provocation.<br /><br />
The Ambassador answered us that it was founded on the laws of their prophet; that it was written in their Koran; that all nations who should not have acknowledged their authority were sinners; that it was their right and duty to make war upon them wherever they could be found, and to make slaves of all they could take as prisoners; and that every [[Mussulman]] who was slain in battle was sure to go to Paradise.<ref>[https://captainjamesdavis.net/2015/02/05/thomas-jefferson-and-john-adams-explain-why-muslims-turn-to-terrorism/ Thomas Jefferson and John Adams Explain Why Muslims Turn to Terrorism]</ref></blockquote>
The Ambassador answered us that it was founded on the laws of their prophet; that it was written in their Koran; that all nations who should not have acknowledged their authority were sinners; that it was their right and duty to make war upon them wherever they could be found, and to make slaves of all they could take as prisoners; and that every Mussulman who was slain in battle was sure to go to Paradise.<ref>[https://captainjamesdavis.net/2015/02/05/thomas-jefferson-and-john-adams-explain-why-muslims-turn-to-terrorism/ Thomas Jefferson and John Adams Explain Why Muslims Turn to Terrorism]</ref></blockquote>
===The Right to Bear Arms===
===The Right to Bear Arms===