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When we get piled upon one another in large cities, as in Europe, we shall become as corrupt as Europe . The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not. It is incumbent on every generation to pay its own debts as it goes. A principle which if acted on would save one-half the wars of the world. 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 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. The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants. To compel a man to subsidize with his taxes the propagation of ideas which he disbelieves and abhors is sinful and tyrannical. Very Interesting Quote:
I'll keep my freedom, my religion, my guns, and my money.....You can keep THE CHANGE.
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Good post. Thanks.
The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not.
Thomas Jefferson
It is incumbent on every generation to pay its own debts as it goes. A principle which if acted on would save one-half the wars of the world.
Thomas Jefferson
Cycle of Democracy
Alexander Tyler
(in his 1770 book, Cycle of Democracy)
“A democracy cannot exist as
a permanent form of government. It can
only exist until the voters discover they can vote themselves largesse from the
public treasury. From that moment on the
majority always votes for the candidates promising them the most benefits from
the public treasury, with the result that a democracy always collapses over a
loose fiscal responsibility, always followed by a dictatorship. The average of
the world’s great civilizations before they decline has been 200 years. These
nations have progressed in this sequence.”
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From bondage to spiritual faith
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From spiritual faith to great courage
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From courage to liberty
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From liberty to abundance
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From abundance to selfishness
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From selfishness to complacency
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From complacency to apathy
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From apathy to dependency
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From dependency back again into bondage
Jefferson and Madison proposed an 11th Amendment to the Constitution that would "ban monopolies in commerce," making it illegal for corporations to own other corporations, banning them from giving money to politicians or trying to influence elections in any way, restricting corporations to a single business purpose, limiting the lifetime of a corporation to something roughly similar to that of productive humans (20 to 40 years back then), and requiring that the first purpose for which all corporations were created be "to serve the public good."
[QUOTE=justsaynoemore]Jefferson and Madison proposed an 11th Amendment to the Constitution that would "ban monopolies in commerce," making it illegal for corporations to own other corporations, banning them from giving money to politicians or trying to influence elections in any way, restricting corporations to a single business purpose, limiting the lifetime of a corporation to something roughly similar to that of productive humans (20 to 40 years back then), and requiring that the first purpose for which all corporations were created be "to serve the public good."
[/QUOTE]I'll keep my freedom, my religion, my guns, and my money.....You can keep THE CHANGE.
Is this in reference to President-Elect Obama's campaign slogan?
I'll keep my freedom, my religion, my guns, and my money.....You can keep THE CHANGE.
Is this in reference to President-Elect Obama's campaign slogan?
Yes, however I support our President Elect. I believe in the right to bare arms.I voted Republican. I do not embrace all the policies of either parties. I do not recall agreeing with anyone president 100%....