"KINDRED SPIRITS ARE NOT SO SCARCE AS I USED TO THINK.
IT'S SPLENDID TO FIND OUT THERE ARE SO MANY OF THEM IN THE WORLD."
- Anne of Green Gables

Kindred Spirits

Monday, May 24, 2010

HOW DID JEFFERSON KNOW??????


These quotes are so amazing... please read all of these, but especially the last one by Jefferson made in 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 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..' 


'
If you don't read the newspaper you are uninformed, if you do read the newspaper you are misinformed.' -Mark Twain



Please feel free to give me your input and thoughts on this by commenting (which I would love to hear, especially on this subject), but by all means, keep it vulgarity free and God honoring.   


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