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A wise and frugal Government, which shall restrain men from injuring one another, which shall leave them otherwise free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, and shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned. This is the sum of good government, and this is necessary to close the circle of our felicities.
Thomas Jefferson
“Government is instituted to protect property of every sort; as well that which lies in the various rights of individuals, as that which the term particularly expresses. This being the end of government, that alone is a just government which impartially secures to every man whatever is his own.” – James Madison, Essay on Property, 1792
“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, letter to Joseph Milligan, April 6, 1816
“If ever again our nation stumbles upon unfunded paper, it shall surely be like death to our body politic. This country will crash.” – George Washington
originally posted by: toysforadults
I would like to celebrate the incredible vision of our founding fathers by creating a socialist police state where we place a massive tax burden on those who produce so we can give to those who don't. This was the true vision of freedom envisioned by the like of Thomas Jefferson, James Madison and George Washington.
A wise and frugal Government, which shall restrain men from injuring one another, which shall leave them otherwise free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, and shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned. This is the sum of good government, and this is necessary to close the circle of our felicities.
Thomas Jefferson
It's clear from the author of the Deceleration of Independence that the intention of the government was to create a massive police state that burdened it's citizens with massive taxes so that politicians and government employees can retire in lives of luxury with HUGE pensions for the rest of their lives like lords and kings.
“Government is instituted to protect property of every sort; as well that which lies in the various rights of individuals, as that which the term particularly expresses. This being the end of government, that alone is a just government which impartially secures to every man whatever is his own.” – James Madison, Essay on Property, 1792
It's clear from our 4th president and one of the key players in the ratification of the constitution that the government can tax your property forever and force you to pay as much as they want or confiscate your property at will. It's also obvious from this quote that he wanted the government to STEAL 30-40% of what you produce so he can hand it over to someone else who didn't earn it, obviously.
“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, letter to Joseph Milligan, April 6, 1816
Once again Thomas Jefferson shines a light on the true path of freedom, government force to steal from you and give to others.
“If ever again our nation stumbles upon unfunded paper, it shall surely be like death to our body politic. This country will crash.” – George Washington
And I will leave you with this one last quote from our first president George Washington about how we should hand over our countries economy to central bankers and allow them to create massive poverty through debt and fiat currency.
Thank you founding fathers for laying the ground work for us to establish a tyrannical socialist police state.
originally posted by: toysforadults
originally posted by: c2oden
You suck at 4th of July posts.
sorry but we have nothing to celebrate anymore we have turned our country into the exact thing they were trying to prevent
originally posted by: toysforadults
originally posted by: c2oden
You suck at 4th of July posts.
sorry but we have nothing to celebrate anymore we have turned our country into the exact thing they were trying to prevent
he also profited directly from the institution of slavery and wrote that he suspected black people to be inferior to white people in his Notes on the State of Virginia.
originally posted by: toysforadults
a reply to: MrSensible
check this out, I really don't give a f***
originally posted by: MrSensible
Thomas Jefferson also thought that black people were only 3/5 of a person. So, y'know, maybe it's a good idea to update ideas over time, instead of listening to a guy who has been dead for 200 years?
Or maybe, the founding fathers gave us the tools to evolve our country as time progresses? And that any current failings in the government are actually your fault (and mine)? Maybe? Possibly?
Nah... couldn't be.