Hate the politics up here, but love the area.
Posted on 04/13/2018 1:06:46 PM PDT by rey
but the election of 1828 was so vicious that it probably killed rachel jackson -- andrew jackson certainly thought so.
“We have the greatest opportunity the world has ever seen, as long
as we remain honest — which will be as long as we can keep the
attention of our people alive. If they once become inattentive to
public affairs, you and I, and Congress and Assemblies, judges and
governors would all become wolves.”
Thomas Jefferson to Edward Carrington, 1787. ME 6:58
A good man who would have warned us about trusting so called Allies like the British, or any foreigners getting mixed up in their wars.
“We have the greatest opportunity the world has ever seen, as long
as we remain honest — which will be as long as we can keep the
attention of our people alive. If they once become inattentive to
public affairs, you and I, and Congress and Assemblies, judges and
governors would all become wolves.”
Thomas Jefferson to Edward Carrington, 1787. ME 6:58
He was the greatest of the Founding Fathers.
He authored the Declaration of Secession (ie Independence) and championed the cause of liberty and the principle that government derives its legitimacy from the consent of the governed.
He fought against the centralization of power and was clearly correct in identifying the tendency of government - to seek to centralize power and concentrate it into ever fewer hands to the detriment of liberty.
Hate the politics up here, but love the area.
That little tidbit of history fascinates me.
. . . as long as they weren’t filthy wars involving the french, which would have been just fine with him.
indeed. there has been a great deal of additional scholarship recently (sally hemmings utterly aside) that fairly well destroys the TJ myth that has endured for centuries. most of what everybody “knows” about the man is wrong. that’s basically history out of a coloring book.
Thanks rey.
Bring it home, Thomas:
We, therefore, the Representatives of the united States of America, in General Congress, Assembled, appealing to the Supreme Judge of the world for the rectitude of our intentions, do, in the Name, and by Authority of the good People of these Colonies, solemnly publish and declare, That these united Colonies are, and of Right ought to be Free and Independent States, that they are Absolved from all Allegiance to the British Crown, and that all political connection between them and the State of Great Britain, is and ought to be totally dissolved; and that as Free and Independent States, they have full Power to levy War, conclude Peace, contract Alliances, establish Commerce, and to do all other Acts and Things which Independent States may of right do. — And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of Divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes, and our sacred Honor.
“An honest statesman need not fear an armed populace’’.
“Making apple pies is women’s work.” - TJ
Jefferson had been bedridden for two or three weeks before his death.
His grandson Randolph said that Jefferson seemed determined to live long enough to see the 50th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.
Ironically, the President at the time of his death was John Quincy Adams, the son of his old friend and once enemy John Adams.
Both Adams and Jefferson were fascinating men. Each had their own strengths and faults.
Agreed. Two very different men...we were lucky to have them both!
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