mjosparky 4 #1 April 17, 2012 "The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not." "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." "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." Thomas Jefferson SparkyMy idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lawrocket 3 #2 April 17, 2012 TJ was an interesting dude. Brilliant but really bad with money. He was also a revolutionary at heart. From studying him my opinion is that he didn't think that the US would last too long, and that the government in its form at the time was right for the time but was subject to change by will of the people. So I think as much as TJ wouldn't have liked what turned out, I also think he would have understood it as just what happens. My wife is hotter than your wife. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
muff528 3 #3 April 17, 2012 QuoteTJ was an interesting dude. Brilliant but really bad with money. He was also a revolutionary at heart. From studying him my opinion is that he didn't think that the US would last too long, and that the government in its form at the time was right for the time but was subject to change by will of the people. So I think as much as TJ wouldn't have liked what turned out, I also think he would have understood it as just what happens. All governments (throughout history) have been subject to change by the "will of the people" ...one way or another. Sometimes they like the "replacement" form of government and sometimes they don't. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
