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While Americans should at all times continuously educate themselves about the founding of this nation, its founding fathers, and its founding documents, this is especially true during times of great uncertainty and inevitable political change. I think it would be safe to guess that Thomas Jefferson is the favorite revolutionary American philosopher and politician of a majority of United Liberty readers, so I have compiled some of my favorite Jefferson quotes-
The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
If the American people ever allow private banks to control the issue of their money, first by inflation and then by deflation, the banks and corporations that will grow up around them (around the banks), will deprive the people of their property until their children will wake up homeless on the continent their fathers conquered.
When the government fears the people there is liberty; when the people fear the government there is tyranny.
The two enemies of the people are criminals and government, so let us tie the second down with the chains of the Constitution so the second will not become the legalized version of the first.
The man who reads nothing at all is better educated than the man who reads nothing but newspapers
To compel a man to furnish funds for the propagation of ideas he disbelieves and abhors is sinful and tyrannical.
What country can preserve its liberties, if its rulers are not warned from time to time that this people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms.
The price of freedom is eternal vigilance
I have sworn upon the altar of God eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man.
God who gave us life gave us liberty.
Commerce with all nations, alliance with none, should be our motto.
Experience hath shewn, that even under the best forms of government those entrusted with power have, in time, and by slow operations, perverted it into tyranny.
An elective despotism was not the government we fought for, but one which should not only be founded on true free principles, but in which the powers of government should be so divided and balanced among general bodies of magistracy, as that no one could transcend their legal limits without being effectually checked and restrained by the others.
Simply great quotes. He was a wise man with great foresight.
Nice quotes very powerful
” … a wise and frugal Government, which shall restrain men from injuring one another, shall leave them otherwise free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, and shall not take from labor the bread it has earned.” from Jefferson’s first inaugural address.
Isn’t this what Ron Paul is about?
No, Ron Paul was all about Ron Paul. He’s never shown the character of Jefferson. Discernment is critical when judging character. Many people lack this, hence the lemming like RP and BO followers.
Ron Paul has always been about the message of liberty, not himself. He isn’t some self indulging empty suited narcissist like BO, Romney and McCain and all those other anti Constitution goons.
I’m violating one of my own personal rules here (don’t acknowledge trolls) - but I have to say: You, “delta b” are an idiot. It’s pretty obvious that your primary source of information is the Main Stream Media - so do all of us a favor - go back to your heroes: Rush, Hannity, and O’Reilly.
Ron Paul’s message was/is about freedom and a return to the true principles that made this country a beacon of light in a very dark world - a light that is dimming rather rapidly I might add. He never really wanted the job - but he took up the mantle because he was in the best position to do so at the time - and he felt obligated.
I, personally, think the tree is looking a little parched….
“The two enemies of the people are criminals and government, so let us tie the second down with the chains of the Constitution so the second will not become the legalized version of the first.”
T Jefferson really knew what he was talking about. The government now ‘legally’ steals 6.2% from every hard working American while calling it Social Security. Did you know that you have zero legal right to the money they take from each of your paycheck? American workers can only hope that the government is nice enough to give it back years later. Why not let people save their own money instead of stealing it from us and earning a horrible 1.5% annual return?
We the people need to stand up and tell the government to follow the Constitution and either give us a legal right to the money it takes from us, or even better just let us keep our own money.
http://www.socialsecurity.org/reformandyou/faqs.html
“Furthermore, workers and retirees must keep in mind that Congress can change their benefits at any time. Thus workers and retirees must always consider the political risk of paying into the Social Security system when they have no legal right to benefits.”
I wonder how long it’ll be until the “tree of liberty” is refreshed. :/
Quite interesing quotes from Jefferson who never fails to be such
He was a brilliant visionary who knew exactly what was coming. People like Jefferson would not even get in the door of modern day politics because they would shut him out; that’s why I don’t think anyone should get their hopes to high about Obama because he still talks their language.
Ron Paul has spoken more truth about this current financial idiocy than any other politician and I’m talking throughout the world. What egotistical person climbs to the top of power then gives that power away deliberately; can you have a greater act of selflessness?
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