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Smoke Signals Mar/Apr 2012
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How did Jefferson know? John F. Kennedy held a dinner in the white House for a group of the brightest minds in the nation at that time. He made this statement: "This is perhaps the assembly of the most intelligence ever to gather at one time in the White House with the exception of when Thomas Jefferson dined alone." |
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Especially
read the last quote from 1802.
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
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.' |
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