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Jefferson's concept of good government
 
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 Posted: Sat Jul 4th, 2009 01:06 pm
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Brendan Buschi wrote: Citizen Joe wrote: Fellow citizens,

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 the mouth of labor the bread it has earned.  This is the sum of good government.

(From his first inaugural address March 4, 1801)

Jefferson owned slaves.

As usual, Brendan, you will always seek the negative out of something positive. Hate America first.

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 Posted: Sat Jul 4th, 2009 12:32 pm
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So did Washington and most of the founders.  What's your point?

Brendan Buschi wrote:
Citizen Joe wrote: Fellow citizens,

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 the mouth of labor the bread it has earned.  This is the sum of good government.

(From his first inaugural address March 4, 1801)

Jefferson owned slaves.

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 Posted: Sat Jul 4th, 2009 01:30 am
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BOO-- don't evn bother. BB is set on hanging GWB and any other person that his liberal, politically correct mind thinks should be. :)

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 Posted: Fri Jul 3rd, 2009 04:03 pm
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Brendan Buschi wrote: Citizen Joe wrote: Fellow citizens,

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 the mouth of labor the bread it has earned.  This is the sum of good government.

(From his first inaugural address March 4, 1801)

Jefferson owned slaves.

Which mean whut?  Most of them thar dudes of the day owned them. 

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 Posted: Fri Jul 3rd, 2009 03:05 pm
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Citizen Joe wrote: Fellow citizens,

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 the mouth of labor the bread it has earned.  This is the sum of good government.

(From his first inaugural address March 4, 1801)

Jefferson owned slaves.

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 Posted: Fri Jul 3rd, 2009 11:58 am
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And just think, he was considered a red haired radical in his day.

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 Posted: Fri Jul 3rd, 2009 01:58 am
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Fellow citizens,

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 the mouth of labor the bread it has earned.  This is the sum of good government.

(From his first inaugural address March 4, 1801)


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