Prophetic Thomas 1802

'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.'

When we get piled upon one another in large cities, as in Europe,
we shall become as corrupt as Europe.

The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those
who are willing to work and give to those who would not.

It is incumbent on every generation to pay its own debts as it goes.
A principle which if acted on would save one-half the wars of the world.

I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the
government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them.

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

No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms.

The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government.


The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.

To compel a man to subsidize with his taxes the propagation of ideas which he disbelieves and abhors is sinful and tyrannical.

Thomas Jefferson was for small government. His principles are still the basis for Reagan Republicans and Milton Freedman's basis of his book, "Capitalism and Freedom."

So Money makes you a Free man.

Hermes,  According to Edward Pessen, The Log Cabin Myth: The Social backgrounds of the Presidents about 18% of the Presidents elected in this country came from middle-class or lower-middle class families.