"The natural progress of things is for liberty to yield and government to gain ground."
"When the people fear their government, there is tyranny; when the government fears the people, there is liberty."
President and Founding Father: Mr. Thomas Jefferson.;
Please tell me how that NO longer applies to our societal compact. You're witnessing such a "government gaining ground" as I write this.
So, how many of the following quotes are bogus? Best I can tell, all but the first two:
"A wise and frugal government, [which shall restrain men from injuring one another,] which shall leave men 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." LOOKS GOOD
"Every citizen should be a soldier. This was the case with the Greeks and Romans, and must be that of every free state." LOOKS GOOD
"I own that I am not a friend to a very energetic government. It is always oppressive." BOGUS
"No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms." BOGUS
"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." BOGUS
"The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not." BOGUS
"The natural progress of things is for liberty to yield and government to gain ground." BOGUS
"Timid men prefer the calm of despotism to the tempestuous sea of liberty." BOGUS
"When the people fear their government, there is tyranny; when the government fears the people, there is liberty."BOGUS