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[VC94]

The only thing more expensive than education is ignorance. ~ Benjamin Franklin

 

[freedom]

A republican government is slow to move, yet once in motion it's momentum becomes irresistible.
TJ

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Every citizen should be a soldier. This was the case with the Greeks and Romans, and must be that of every free state.
Thomas Jefferson

 

[BigZ_87]

"I always consider the settlement of America with reverence and wonder, as the opening of a grand scene and design in providence, for the illumination of the ignorant and the emancipation of the slavish part of mankind all over the earth." - John Adams

 

[shaneadams90]

"I dont' always drink beer but when I do...I prefer Dos Equis"

George Washington

"Where's the bathroom"
Also George Washington...

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[shaneadams90]

"does this wig make my butt look big?"

Thomas Jefferson...

"If we can but prevent the government from wasting the labours of the people, under the pretence of taking care of them, they must become happy."
Tom Jefferson

 

[shaneadams90]

"Your drunk horse....go HOME!"
Ben Franklin

Also,

"Any people that would give up liberty for a little temporary safety deserves neither liberty nor safety."

 

[shaneadams90]

"Its spelled A. D. A. M. S......1 D....not 2"
John Adams

(I have this problem myself)

Also,
"Our constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other."

 

[shaneadams90]

"Good LORD! It stinks in here! What did you eat?" Patrick Henry

Also

The Constitution is not an instrument for the government to restrain the people, it is an instrument for the people to restrain the government."

 

[captdave77]

In #1


When the people fear the government, there is tyranny. When the government fears the people, there is liberty.
Thomas Jefferson

 

[captdave77]

In #2


My reading of history convinces me that most bad government results from too much government. TJ