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[PortDawg]

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

[RedLS1GTO]

Originally Posted by PortDawg

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

He was a smart guy. Unfortunately our leaders today are not so much.

[Sea Six]

I'm surprised it took 235 years.

[Sea Six]

AT THE CLOSE OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION, a woman asked Benjamin Franklin what type of government the Constitution was bringing into existence. Franklin replied, “A republic, if you can keep it.”

[ChasC5]

I think the World Going to End; again.

Unless of course, concervatives get their America back.

[PortDawg]

Originally Posted by ChasC5

I think the World Going to End; again.

Unless of course, concervatives get their America back.

Conservatives....that's how it's spelled...

So are you disagreeing with Mr Jefferson?

[BuckyThreadkiller]

Jefferson would not have approved of Income Taxes, Social Security, Welfare, Medicare or TARP.

But what did he know about running a country?

[Exotix]

Didin't Jefferson say something about Banks as to the effect that they are *The Great Satan* ... and if you didn't *regulate* them they would destroy America ?

[ChasC5]

Originally Posted by Exotix

Didin't Jefferson say something about Banks as to the effect that they are *The Great Satan* ... and if you didn't *regulate* them they would destroy America ?

Oops; her comes the Butttttttts.

[BuckyThreadkiller]

Originally Posted by Exotix

Didin't Jefferson say something about Banks as to the effect that they are *The Great Satan* ... and if you didn't *regulate* them they would destroy America ?

He may have. I know he was deeply against Hamilton's Bank of the United States.

What he did say in a letter was "And I sincerely believe, with you, that banking establishments are more dangerous than standing armies; and that the principle of spending money to be paid by posterity, under the name of funding, is but swindling futurity on a large scale."

[PortDawg]

"I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies. " - T.J.

Yup

[bearstrail]

Originally Posted by Exotix

Didin't Jefferson say something about Banks as to the effect that they are *The Great Satan* ... and if you didn't *regulate* them they would destroy America ?

"I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies.."

[PortDawg]

He also said:

"The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants. "

[Exotix]

Originally Posted by BuckyThreadkiller

He may have. I know he was deeply against Hamilton's Bank of the United States.

Originally Posted by bearstrail

"I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies.."

Originally Posted by PortDawg

He also said:

"The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants. "

Ahhhh .. here it is ...

I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies.
If the American people ever allow private banks to control the issue of their currency, first by inflation, then by deflation, the banks and corporations that will grow up around [the banks] will deprive the people of all property until their children wake-up homeless on the continent their fathers conquered.
The issuing power should be taken from the banks and restored to the people, to whom it properly belongs.


Thomas Jefferson (1743 - 1826) ... (Attributed)
3rd president of US

This sounds like a Tea Party thing ...