Tom had it figured out many years ago.

[SpurHunter]

<span style="color: navy; font-size: 13.5pt; font-weight: bold"><font face="Arial">When we get piled
upon one another in large cities, as inEurope,
we shall become as corrupt as Europe .</font></span><u><font color="#0000ff"><span style="color: blue">
</span></font></u><font color="#000000"><span style="color: black"><u><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Arial"><span style="color: blue; font-size: 13.5pt; font-weight: bold">Thomas Jefferson</span></font></u><font size="2" face="Arial">

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<font face="Arial">The democracy will cease to exist
when you take away from those
who are willing to work and give to those who would not.</font></span></font><u><font color="#0000ff"><span style="color: blue">
</span></font></u><font color="#000000"><span style="color: black"><u><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Arial"><span style="color: blue; font-size: 13.5pt; font-weight: bold">Thomas Jefferson</span></font></u><font size="2" face="Arial">

</font></span></font><font color="#000080" size="4"><span style="color: navy; font-size: 13.5pt; font-weight: bold">
<font face="Arial">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.</font></span></font><u><font color="#0000ff"><span style="color: blue">
</span></font></u><font color="#000000"><span style="color: black"><u><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Arial"><span style="color: blue; font-size: 13.5pt; font-weight: bold">Thomas Jefferson</span></font></u><font size="2" face="Arial">

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<font face="Arial">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.</font></span></font><u><font color="#0000ff"><span style="color: blue">
</span></font></u><font color="#000000"><span style="color: black"><u><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Arial"><span style="color: blue; font-size: 13.5pt; font-weight: bold">Thomas Jefferson</span></font></u></span></font><font color="#000080" size="4" face="Arial"><span style="color: navy; font-size: 13.5pt; font-weight: bold"></span></font><font color="#000000" size="2" face="Arial"><span style="color: black">

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<font face="Arial">My reading of history convinces me
that most bad government results from too much
government.</font></span></font><u><font color="#0000ff"><span style="color: blue">
</span></font></u><font color="#000000"><span style="color: black"><u><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Arial"><span style="color: blue; font-size: 13.5pt; font-weight: bold">Thomas Jefferson</span></font></u><font size="2" face="Arial">

</font></span></font><font color="#000080" size="4"><span style="color: navy; font-size: 13.5pt; font-weight: bold">
<font face="Arial">No free man shall ever be debarred
the use of arms.</font></span></font><u><font color="#0000ff"><span style="color: blue">
</span></font></u><font color="#000000"><span style="color: black"><u><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Arial"><span style="color: blue; font-size: 13.5pt; font-weight: bold">Thomas Jefferson</span></font></u><font size="2" face="Arial">

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<font face="Arial">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.</font></span></font><u><font color="#0000ff"><span style="color: blue">
</span></font></u><font color="#000000"><span style="color: black"><u><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Arial"><span style="color: blue; font-size: 13.5pt; font-weight: bold">Thomas Jefferson</span></font></u><font size="2" face="Arial">

</font></span></font><font color="#000080" size="4"><span style="color: navy; font-size: 13.5pt; font-weight: bold">
<font face="Arial">The tree of liberty must be
refreshed from time to time with the blood of
patriots and tyrants.</font></span></font><u><font color="#0000ff"><span style="color: blue">
</span></font></u><font color="#000000"><span style="color: black"><u><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Arial"><span style="color: blue; font-size: 13.5pt; font-weight: bold">Thomas Jefferson</span></font></u><font size="2" face="Arial">

</font></span></font><font color="#000080" size="4"><span style="color: navy; font-size: 13.5pt; font-weight: bold">
<font face="Arial">To compel a man to subsidize with
his taxes the propagation of ideas which he
disbelieves and abhors is sinful and tyrannical.</font></span></font><u><font color="#0000ff"><span style="color: blue">
</span></font></u><font color="#000000"><span style="color: black"><u><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Arial"><span style="color: blue; font-size: 13.5pt; font-weight: bold">Thomas Jefferson</span></font></u><font size="2" face="Arial">

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<font face="Arial">Thomas Jefferson said in</font></span></font><font face="Arial"><u><font color="#ff0000" size="4"><span style="color: red; font-size: 13.5pt; font-weight: bold">1802</span></font></u><font color="#ff0000" size="4"><span style="color: red; font-size: 13.5pt; font-weight: bold">:</span></font></font><font color="#000080" size="4"><span style="font-style: italic; color: navy; font-size: 13.5pt; font-weight: bold">
<font face="Arial">'I believe that
banking institutions are</font><font face="Arial"><u>more dangerous to
our liberties</u>than standing armies.</font></span></font><font color="#000000" size="2" face="Arial"><span style="color: black"></span></font><font color="#000080" size="4"><span style="font-style: italic; color: navy; font-size: 13.5pt; font-weight: bold">
<font face="Arial">If the American people ever allow
private banks to control the issue of their
currency, first by inflation,</font></span></font><font color="#000000" size="2" face="Arial"><span style="color: black"></span></font><font face="Arial"><font color="#000080" size="4"><span style="font-style: italic; color: navy; font-size: 13.5pt; font-weight: bold">then by
deflation, the banks and corporations that will
grow up around the banks will deprive the people
of all property -</span></font><font color="#000000" size="2"><span style="color: black"></span></font></font><font color="#000080" size="4" face="Arial"><span style="font-style: italic; color: navy; font-size: 13.5pt; font-weight: bold">until their children
wake-up homeless on the continent their fathers
conquered.'</span></font>

 

[Guest]

Even back in the 1700's WISE men knew the dangers of liberalism. Imagine that!

 

[elwestb]

Cheez, is that signature picture of yours the new revised burka? If so, "Praise be to Ali"! Spur, TJ was just an awesome mind!

 

[Guest]

elwestb - 9/28/2010 9:12 PM

Cheez, is that signature picture of yours the new revised burka? If so, "Praise be to Ali"! Spur, TJ was just an awesome mind!

No, my new avatar is showing the shapes of great things. The shape of a beautiful woman and the shape of a Glock pistol.