Thomas Jefferson quote É

[Bushknew]

"I hope we shall... crush in its birth the aristocracy of our moneyed corporations, which dare already to challenge our government to a trial of strength and bid defiance to the laws of our country." --Thomas Jefferson to George Logan, 1816. FE 10:69

http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/jefferson/quotations/jeff1320.htm

[rfkrocks]

1. Don't quote that liberal creep please

he was unpatriotic and not supportive of the free market as the quote shows (sarcasm)-excellent quote-tj is spinning in his grave

[Bushknew]

2. I was just about to pound the alert rfkrocks.

:hi:

[rfkrocks]

3. Thanks for the reprieve!

BTW TJ ROCKS!!!!

[Zorra]

4. This Jefferson guy,

he rocks.

If he were posting on DU today, do you think he would be denigrated as a liberal lefty idealist if he expressed his views?

[Bushknew]

5. He would be called a socialist for expressing such an opinion.

Republicans would tear him up for such a comment.

[sangh0]

7. TJ was a conservative reactionary

who implemented a genocidal policy against Native Americans, who advocated perpetual war, and who was clearly in favor of an elitist aristocracy made up of landowners. Why do you think the Freepers LOVE him?

And I haven't even started on his "Socialistic" policies on slavery

[Bushknew]

6. TJ kick

[FDRrocks]

8. Here my fav by TJ:

"The delusion into which the X. Y. Z. plot shewed it possible to push the people; the successful experiment made under the prevalence of that delusion on the clause of the constitution, which, while it secured the freedom of the press, covered also the freedom of religion, had given to the clergy a very favorite hope of obtaining an establishment of a particular form of Christianity thro' the U. S.; and as every sect believes its own form the true one, every one perhaps hoped for his own, but especially the Episcopalians & Congregationalists. The returning good sense of our country threatens abortion to their hopes, & they believe that any portion of power confided to me, will be exerted in opposition to their schemes. And they believe rightly; for I have sworn upon the altar of god, eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man. "

http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/P/tj3/writings/brf/jefl134.htm