Posted on 01/30/2012 9:49:36 PM PST by Iam1ru1-2
"To take from one, because it is thought his own industry and that of his fathers has acquired too much, in order to spare to others, who, or whose fathers, have not exercised equal industry and skill, is to violate arbitrarily the first principle of association, the guarantee to everyone the free exercise of his industry and the fruits acquired by it." --Thomas Jefferson
Hmmmm...A racist, homophobic, islamophobic statement?
What is the source of that quote?
It is remarkable how little established the practice of attributing an author’s work to a time, place and manner will have become a mere 100 years after education becomes a priority.
—Thomas Jefferson
What the heck does he know, he’s just a dead white guy. /s
“To take from one, because it is thought his own industry and that of his fathers has acquired too much, in order to spare to others, who, or whose fathers, have not exercised equal industry and skill, is to violate arbitrarily the first principle of association, the guarantee to everyone the free exercise of his industry and the fruits acquired by it.”
Thomas Jefferson, 1816
the first principal of association... which is the ability to earn a living from your labor... would be violated if the fruits of your labor (wages) were to be taken from you and given to others.
this shows that the progressive tax structure is counter to the fundamentals of the US Constitution and the Bill of Rights
it’s the progressive view of the world that is so wrong with 0bama and the failure that is the left
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