25 May 2008
Sunday Selection from our Founding Fathers
Posted by Joy Bischoff under: General .
Thomas Jefferson:
When the people fear their government, there is tyranny; when the government fears the people, there is liberty.
4 Comments so far...
Saddened Says:
25 May 2008 at 1:42 pm.
The war on terror has changed things and it scares me because I think now people are afraid of their government. Our government sure as anything isn’t scared of us anymore.
Jesse Says:
25 May 2008 at 1:57 pm.
This is a sobering quote. It shows we really are getting closer to tyranny.
E.E. Says:
25 May 2008 at 3:43 pm.
The Patriot Act basically means that if you are a patriot, then you will give cart blanche to government to keep us safe. That takes away the government’s fear of the people because to interfere with their actions and decisions means you aren’t a patriot. Bad news.
Cavetrollhead Says:
26 May 2008 at 12:03 am.
Good point E.E. But there are many who support the patriot act because they feel it keeps us safe, and not because of patriotism.
Vote out your congressmen and senators if they oppose drilling in Alaska and in the Gulf. Our Utah senator, Hatch has been sitting on his laurels for too long. He doesn’t fear us. I think Bennett is the same.
I think the Texas government doesn’t fear the people. But then again, in Texas most people might like what they are up to with the Kidnapping raid. What do you think Stumpy, do your neighbors support what is going on?
One reason people trust the government is that both parents work out of the home. They don’t have time to keep up on issues because all their spare time is spent making up for letting other people raise their children. The main stream media feeds them garbage and they don’t have the time to get an alternative viewpoint.
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