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To: La Lydia
Very interesting article. I didn't know Bolivar was an admirer of Thomas Jefferson.

Maybe we can exhume Marx and Idi Amin and find DNA evidence that they're related to Hussain.

4 posted on 07/28/2010 7:08:23 AM PDT by YankeeReb
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To: YankeeReb
Bolivar got it from the start. Chavez doesn't and instead admires the likes of Marx and Lenin.

(Bolivar) described the American form of government -- so disparaged by Chávez -- as "the best on Earth." The small library that accompanied him on his military campaigns included Adam Smith's "The Wealth of Nations," several biographies of George Washington and dozens of works on the rights of man and the tyranny of illegitimate government.

In language and thought, Bolívar was a student of the Enlightenment, and his struggle against Spain's domination of South America reflected that inspiration. He was an admirer of the American Revolution, and his worldview was shaped by travels in Europe and by the works of Hume, Montesquieu and Voltaire. Bolívar understood that great nations are governed by laws, not men; liberalism, separation of powers, civil liberties, free trade and freedom of thought are recurring themes of his speeches and writings.

10 posted on 07/28/2010 9:15:46 AM PDT by La Lydia
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