[George W. Bush]

a BOGUS Jefferson quote

The saying has always been attributed to Jefferson. There is a similar one that some claim was made by Lincoln but it seems inauthentic to my eyes. Perhaps you'd like this one better.

"Contemplate the mangled bodies of your countrymen, and then say, 'What should be the reward of such sacrifices?' ... If ye love wealth better than liberty, the tranquility of servitude than the animating contest of freedom, go from us in peace. We ask not your counsels or arms. Crouch down and lick the hands which feed you. May your chains sit lightly upon you, and may posterity forget that ye were our countrymen!" --Samuel Adams

Wise men, those Founders.

[Sam Hill]

Are you a parrot?

The quote is thought by Jefferson scholars to be a paraphrase of Franklin's.

But in any case all of your prattling about the Founders is entirely pointless.

If these reporters were breaking the law, they should be investigated by all legal means, including "wiretaps" if necessary.

If found guilty of being a party to the leaking of classified information vital to our national defense in a time of war, the Founders of whom you speak so ignorantly would have hanged them.

Lincoln would have too.