[Mase]

Those ideas of Jefferson may have been good ideas in the early 1800s, when the oceans were enough to keep free trade from spiraling out of control.

Circumstances have changed

Yeah, we wouldn't want too much trade now, would we? So, was Jefferson also wrong with that quote of his you used so selectively and conveniently?

While you're educating us about how greed can be controlled maybe you could also explain how increased trade is bad.

[lucysmom]

Those ideas of Jefferson may have been good ideas in the early 1800s...

Circumstances have changed

Would that apply to the Constitution too? Actually, Jefferson thought it should.

[Age of Reason]

was Jefferson also wrong with that quote of his you used so selectively and conveniently?

When Jefferson said,

"Merchants have no country. The mere spot they stand on does not constitute so strong an attachment as that from which they draw their gains."--

He was remarking on human nature.

And unlike trade, human nature is little changed by time.