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discocrisco01 (524 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-19-09 05:36 PM Original message |
Thomas Jefferson Quote |
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DontTreadOnMe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-19-09 05:39 PM Response to Original message |
1. How many slaves did Jefferson own? |
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mzteris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-19-09 05:39 PM Response to Original message |
2. how about this one, instead? |
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Overseas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-19-09 05:43 PM Response to Reply #2 |
7. much better. |
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bertman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-20-09 11:34 PM Response to Reply #2 |
26. I'm pretty sure that Mr. Jefferson was wrong about that, though the sentiment is right on. |
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Mass (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-19-09 05:39 PM Response to Original message |
3. For private issues, I would agree, but not in economical issues or civil rights |
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Libertas1776 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-19-09 05:40 PM Response to Reply #3 |
4. Ditto |
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mzteris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-19-09 05:41 PM Response to Original message |
5. ooo ooo ooo - this one if one of my faves! |
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mzteris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-19-09 05:42 PM Response to Original message |
6. more on topic - |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-19-09 05:45 PM Response to Original message |
8. Here's a few more Jefferson quotes: |
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Pyrzqxgl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-19-09 05:46 PM Response to Original message |
9. Maybe at a time like the one Jefferson lived in. |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-19-09 05:47 PM Response to Original message |
10. So would you apply that logic to government telling women to remain pregnant against their will? |
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Quixote1818 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-19-09 05:49 PM Response to Original message |
11. Jefferson was pushing for public schools and all kids of public stuff. nt |
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SOS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-19-09 05:51 PM Response to Original message |
12. How does a citizen "discipline himself" to pay a $100,000 medical bill? |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-19-09 05:53 PM Response to Original message |
13. And when the people don't discipline themselves, what do we do? |
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Selatius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-19-09 05:55 PM Response to Original message |
14. Corporations are considered "legal persons." They do not discipline themselves...at all. |
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SOS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-19-09 05:58 PM Response to Original message |
15. In Christianity, Jefferson found "not one redeeming feature" |
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The Magistrate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-19-09 05:59 PM Response to Original message |
16. Not Particularly, Sir |
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Bluerthanblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-19-09 06:20 PM Response to Original message |
17. um... this quote is attributed to Jefferson, but not found in any of his writings- |
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SheWhoMustBeObeyed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-19-09 06:34 PM Response to Reply #17 |
18. Googling reveals it's often attributed to Henry David Thoreau |
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SheWhoMustBeObeyed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-19-09 06:39 PM Response to Reply #18 |
19. Okay, here's a source. |
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The Magistrate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-19-09 06:41 PM Response to Reply #19 |
20. Excellent, Honey.... |
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Bluerthanblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-19-09 07:04 PM Response to Reply #19 |
23. hey- we both found the same origin- different sites- |
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HughMoran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-20-09 11:27 PM Response to Reply #19 |
25. Interesting that this particular poster had this quote wrong |
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Bluerthanblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-19-09 07:03 PM Response to Reply #18 |
22. this quote was amended by Walter Lippmann- |
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ThoughtCriminal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-19-09 06:51 PM Response to Reply #17 |
21. You are correct |
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Bluerthanblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-19-09 07:07 PM Response to Reply #21 |
24. and thanks to you- |
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