Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Some favorite Thomas Jefferson quotes

*Don't talk about what you have done or what you are going to do.

*The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not.

*When we get piled upon one another in large cities, as in Europe, we shall become as corrupt as Europe.

*When the people fear their government, there is tyranny; when the government fears the people, there is liberty.

*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.

*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

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