Great quotes, by none other than Thomas Jefferson.[views:1660][posts:6]______________________________ [Sep 3,2010 8:16pm - Hoser ""] Yeah, a copy and paste....but awesome nonetheless. When we get piled upon one another in large cities, as in Europe, we shall become as corrupt as Europe . Thomas Jefferson The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not. Thomas Jefferson 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. Thomas Jefferson 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. Thomas Jefferson My reading of history convinces me that most bad government results from too much government. Thomas Jefferson No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms. Thomas Jefferson 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. Thomas Jefferson The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants. Thomas Jefferson To compel a man to subsidize with his taxes the propagation of ideas which he disbelieves and abhors is sinful and tyrannical. Thomas Jefferson Thomas 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.' |
| ___________________________________ [Sep 3,2010 8:18pm - arilliusbm ""] read the federalist papers. He was a genius. |
| ________________________________________ [Sep 4,2010 2:37am - TheRidersofDoom ""] arilliusbm said: read the federalist papers. He was a genius. I really hope you are joking... Jefferson was an anti-federalist and wrote against the federalist papers Madison, Hamilton, and John Jay wrote the Federalist (the correct title of what we now call the Federalist papers) Sadly Jefferson lost the argument about limiting the federal government. Some of the things Jefferson said don't work anymore like people being piled up upon each other in cities (we can't all live on homesteads and hunt deer...unless...we kill everyone mwhaha) Plus all the great ideals that made America possible were the result of people living in cities and sharing knowledge: Athens, Tyre, Constantinople (Miklagaard), London, Philly, Boston, NYC |
| ________________________________________ [Sep 4,2010 2:39am - TheRidersofDoom ""] Oh, and Hamilton was a pussy and posted his part of the Federalist anon in newspapers because he didn't want to lose the chance to become treasurer under Washington. |
| _________________________________________ [Sep 4,2010 8:38am - Sherry Shepherd ""] Is the earth flat? I don't know! Jesus came before the Romans. |
| _____________________________________ [Sep 4,2010 9:27am - SkinSandwich ""] "Lets drink until we can't feel feelings anymore." The great Peter Griffin. |
| _______________________________________ [Sep 4,2010 9:37am - DestroyYouAlot ""] Fuckin' TJ, dude was sick. |