Thomas Jefferson...genius? (yes)...great American (yes)... prophet? (maybe)
"The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not.
"It is incumbent on every generation to pay its own debts as it goes. A principle which if acted on would save one-half the wars of the world.
"I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them."
"My reading of history convinces me that most bad government results from too much government. "
"If once [the people] become inattentive to the public affairs, you and I, and Congress and Assemblies, Judges and Governors, shall all become wolves. It seems to be the law of our general nature, in spite of individual exceptions."
Thomas Jefferson to Edward Carrington, 1787. ME 6:58 "No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms. "
"The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government. "
"The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants. "
"When we get piled upon one another in large cities, as in Europe, we shall become as corrupt as Europe ."
"To compel a man to subsidize with his taxes the propagation of ideas which he disbelieves and abhors is sinful and tyrannical.
"Thomas JeffersonThomas Jefferson said in 1802:"I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies. If the American people ever allow private banks to control the issue of their currency, first by inflation, then by deflation, the banks and corporations that will grow up around the banks will deprive the people of all property until their children wake-up homeless on the continent their fathers conquered."
WOW... this is what our history classes need to be teaching!!!!
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