Thomas Jefferson

"I have sworn upon the altar of God, eternal hostility against everyform of tyranny over the mind of man." --Thomas Jefferson"Laws that forbid the carrying of arms . . . disarm only those who are neither inclined nor determined to commit crimes . . . Such laws make things worse for the assaulted and better for the assailants; they serve rather to encourage than to prevent homicides, for an unarmed

Honesty is the first chapter in the Book of Wisdom. Let it be our endeavor to merit the character of a just nation. Thomas Jefferson Thomas Jefferson (1743 ??? 1826) was the third President of the United States (1801???1809), the principal author of the Declaration of Independence (1776), and one of the most influential …+ Envie essa dica Leia [...]

Today we participated in a Kite Flying Festival conducted by US-based non-profit organisation Vibha. The event was held at the expansive Thomas Jefferson Park in Irving. The beautiful green space has one of the rivulets of Trinity river flowing through its manicured lawns. The tree lined trails, children play areas and vast open spaces present a nice picture for city sore eyes. This is something I

Deist: split some hairs ← Older revision Revision as of 12:04, 28 March 2008 Line 409: Line 409: :Good spotting. Should be Fredericksville Parish [] –[[User:Shoaler|Shoaler]] ([[User talk:Shoaler|talk]]) 12:40, 17 December 2006 (UTC) :Good spotting. Should be Fredericksville Parish [] –[[User:Shoaler|Shoaler]] ([[User talk:Shoaler|talk]]) 12:40, 17 December 2006 (UTC)   + ::I do not disagree that Jefferson was a deist, but I don't think it should be listed as his religion. In Bush's article, his religion is not listed as "creationist" because that is just an aspect of his religion. I   + think that for Jefferson we should probably say "Episcopal*   +

Here is an article with some excellent thoughts on the role of the “press” in our society. A great encouragement for bloggers. [Read More] addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Ffreedomthirst.com%2F2007%2F11%2F21%2Fthomas-jefferson-and-freedom-of-the-press%2F'; addthis_title = 'Thomas+Jefferson+and+Freedom+of+the+Press'; addthis_pub = ''; All rights reserved on all content of this feed/email and all content of [...]

The Patriot PostFounders' Quote DailyFor example. If the system be established on basis of Income,and his just proportion on that scale has been already drawnfrom every one, to step into the field of Consumption, and taxspecial articles in that, as...

Thomas Jefferson and the Wall of SeparationBetween Church and StateAn Interview with Author Daniel DreisbachBy John W. Whitehead and Casey Mattox10/28/02In 1802 Thomas Jefferson penned a letter to the Danbury, Connecticut, Baptist Association in which he described the First Amendment as erecting a "wall of separation between church and state." That phrase, largely forgotten for nearly 150 years, was reintroduced to our lexicon in 1947 by Supreme Court Justice Hugo Black in his opinion in Everson v. Board of Education, a case holding that state funded transportation of all students to and from their schools, including parochial schools, was constitutional.The wall metaphor has since been accepted by most Americans, and many jurists, as the authoritative description of the interaction between religion and civil government countenanced by the First Amendment. In his latest book, Thomas Jefferson and the Wall of Separation Between Church and State, Daniel Dreisbach exposes the history of t

I think that the govenment should listen to our Founding Fatheres just a little bit. This is waht the Federal Government was for, not to redisrteibute wealth amongst the people. It was to protect us from our enemies.“[A] wise and...

To talk of immaterial existences is to talk of nothings. To say that the human soul, angels, god, are immaterial, is to say they are nothings, or that there is no god, no angels, no soul. I cannot reason otherwise...without plunging into the fathomless abyss of dreams and phantasms. I am satisfied, and sufficiently occupied with the things which are, without tormenting or troubling myself about those which may indeed be, but of which I have no evidence.--Thomas Jefferson, letter to John Adams, August 15, 1820Tags: Thomas Jefferson, atheism

The Reason Why Thomas Jefferson Had A KoranSomething Congressman Ellison Should Talk About Cross Posted From Politics.Wikia... Mainstream Iowan had previously written about this story here and here . Jefferson needed that copy of the Koran because he was desperate to learn something about Islam from that religion's written de facto standard of all things Muslim. And you ask why? Because the United States was going to war in the early 1800s against conservative, Wahhabi-type, radical Muslims. Something obviously Rep. Ellison did not know or conveniently chose to ignore. During the early years of the United States when our foundation was being laid, our forefathers fought an international group of terrorists who, like today's conservative, Wahhabi-type, radical Muslims, made no distinction between geopolitical nation states. They were called the Barbary Pirates. They were from the Barbary Coast of North Africa. Allusion to the affair can be found