“When the government fears the people, there is liberty. When the people fear the government, there is tyranny.”- Thomas Jefferson
Tyranny
September 17, 2007 By 9 Comments
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I love Jefferson :) I just took out a book from the library that’s an anthology of some of the Founding Fathers’ letters, diaries, works, etc. and it’s simply astounding how lucky we were to have such lucid, level-headed, and brilliant men to lead our revolution. It is unfortunate that most countries have not had a similar privilege, or I suspect the world would be a much better place.
Jefferson had so many good quotes and ideas. For the amount of work that he did, I think that he’s often overlooked for other prominent personalities. It’s too bad, too.
What prompted this quote post?
I threw this out there as a follow up to the Taser post. I thought it fitting…
John
Rabindranath Tagore, from the late 1800s wrote these lines that are very pertinent in this context:
I like:
better, though that can only be attributed to Jefferson. No real proof that he ever wrote or said it…but it’s something he could’ve well said.
People don’t talk like that any more. Being a ‘patriot’ is something very different these days.
I don’t think people know who Jefferson was these days either. I don’t think I’ve heard a reference to him in various media recently (this blog being the exception) that didn’t somehow identify him as “that guy who had sex with slaves”.
… Wow …
Can’t we clone him?
PS: Then why is Bush W. still sitting in the oval office? I’m a Belgian but in my eyes American Politics ceased to exist the day George Bush Sr. said the magical words ‘New World Order’.