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Rapunzel
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"I think the true character of a man
is not measured by the greatest things he has done in the open, but by the worst he has done in secret" "Reputation has a price of it's own, but not everyone wants to pay for it, everybody needs a place to come from, everybody needs a place where they belong" "I would rather be exposed to the inconveniences attending too much liberty than to those attending too small a degree of it." Thomas Jefferson "I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies. If the American people ever allow private banks to control the issue of their currency, first by inflation, then by deflation, the banks and corporations that will grow up around [the banks] will deprive the people of all property until their children wake-up homeless on the continent their fathers conquered. The issuing power should be taken from the banks and restored to the people, to whom it properly belongs." Thomas Jefferson, Letter to the Secretary of the Treasury Albert Gallatin This is what i believe in; “We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.” “We(I)hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness”. “But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, [Tyranny, Authoritarianism, Dictatorship, Repression ] IT IS THEIR RIGHT, IT IS THEIR DUTY, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security.” “A Prince whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people.” |
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Good pearls of wisdom.
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That second paragraph is a Good one.
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its a good thought, but if anyone tried to "throw off a government that is not representing them wouldn't we have chaos.
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Edited by
Rapunzel
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Thu 06/05/08 12:05 PM
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 Thank you so much, Everyone
 for stopping by
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I love Thomas Jefferson. It's interesting to read where his thoughts came from. He was a bit of an anarchist(well he was a rebel). He was also born on the same birthday as me too.
Thanks for sharing!
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I love Thomas Jefferson. It's interesting to read where his thoughts came from. He was a bit of an anarchist(well he was a rebel). He was also born on the same birthday as me too.
Thanks for sharing!
Hi Jeff, nice to see you 
Sooo cool to share the same birthday with Thomas Jefferson
When is that ? 
and Happy Birthday too BTW...
 ahead of time or late,
depending on the date...
i love good wise quotes and poetry ... It would be cool to find more of Thomas Jefferson's work... I also love the writings Of Teddy Roosevelt & George Patton GENERAL GEORGE S. PATTON, JR. QUOTATIONS "A good plan, violently executed now, is better than a perfect plan next week." “A good solution applied with vigor now is better than a perfect solution applied ten minutes later.” "America loves a winner, and will not tolerate a loser, this is why America has never, and will never, lose a war.” “A pint of sweat will save a gallon of blood.” “By perseverance, study, and eternal desire, any man can become great.” “Do everything you ask of those you command.” “Do more than is required of you.” “Fixed fortifications are monuments to man's stupidity.” “Good tactics can save even the worst strategy. Bad tactics will destroy even the best strategy.” “I always believe in being prepared, even when I'm dressed in white tie and tails.” “I am a soldier, I fight where I am told, and I win where I fight.” “If everybody is thinking alike, then somebody isn't thinking.” “If I do my full duty, the rest will take care of itself.” “In case of doubt, attack.” “It’s the unconquerable soul of man, not the nature of the weapon he uses, that insures victory.” “Lead me, follow me, or get out of my way. ” “Live for something ~ rather than die for nothing.” "May God have mercy upon my enemies, because I won't.” “Moral courage is the most valuable and usually the most absent characteristic in men.” “Never let the enemy pick the battle site.” “No good decision was ever made in a swivel chair.” “Say what you mean and mean what you say.” “Success is how you bounce on the bottom.” “The leader must be an actor." “The soldier is the army.” “There is only one type of discipline, perfect discipline.” “War is simple, direct, and ruthless.” “Wars may be fought with weapons, but they are won by men.” “You’re never beaten until you admit it.” “You shouldn't underestimate an enemy, but it is just as fatal to overestimate him.” "Attack rapidly, ruthlessly, viciously, without rest, however tired and hungry you may be, the enemy will be more tire, more hungry. Keep punching." "In landing operations, retreat is impossible, to surrender is as ignoble as it is foolish… above all else remember that we as attackers have the initiative, we know exactly what we are going to do, while the enemy is ignorant of our intentions and can only parry our blows. We must retain this tremendous advantage by always attacking rapidly, ruthlessly, viciously, and without rest." "An Army is a team; lives, sleeps, eats, fights as a team. This individual heroic stuff is a lot of crap." "War is the supreme test of man in which he rises to heights never approached in any other activity." "No sane man is unafraid in battle, but discipline produces in him a form of vicarious courage." "A man must know his destiny… if he does not recognize it, then he is lost. By this I mean, once, twice, or at the very most, three times, fate will reach out and tap a man on the shoulder… if he has the imagination, he will turn around and fate will point out to him what fork in the road he should take, if he has the guts, he will take it." "In war the only sure defense is offense, and the efficiency of the offense depends on the warlike souls of those conducting it." "Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity." "Wars might be fought with weapons, but they are won by men. It is the spirit of the men who leads that gains the victory." "… many, who should know better, think that wars can be decided by soulless machines, rather than by the blood and anguish of brave men." "Tanks are new and special weapon-newer than, as special, and certainly as valuable as the airplane." "An incessant change of means to attain unalterable ends is always going on; we must take care not to let these sundry means undue eminence in the perspective of our minds; for, since the beginning, there has been an unending cycle of them, and for each its advocates have claimed adoption as the sole solution of successful war." "Untutored courage is useless in the face of educated bullets." "The obvious thing for the cavalryman to do is to accept the fighting machine as a partner, and prepare to meet more fully the demands of future warfare." "Many soldiers are led to faulty ideas of war by knowing too much about too little." |
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