-- "...The will of the nation is the only thing essential to be regarded." --Thomas Jefferson to Gouverneur Morris, 1792.
.......Considering that most polls show opposition to George Bush and his administrations policies, is this quote relevant to what is happening in todays politics?
His personal motto was, "Rebellion to tyrants is obedience to God."........
--"If the appeal to arms is made, it will depend entirely on the disposition of the army whether it issue in liberty or despotism." --Thomas Jefferson to Edward Rutledge, 1788............
What does he mean?
2007-03-21 07:42:57 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Nice one Norm, resorting to jokes instead of proving any sort of point.
getthefuckouttahere
2007-03-21 07:48:01 · update #1
Okay, God blahblahblah, right the wrongs, blahblahblah. NEXT
2007-03-21 07:49:41 · update #2
That's a great motto. Yes. He is doing back flips in his grave right now.
2007-03-21 08:09:29 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
The receiver of this answer is a spiritualist. I, Thomas Jefferson, have asked her to relay my message in answer to your question.
In times of war, the Country that cannot pull together for the good of the Country's survival is defeated at the start.
The problem, as I see it, is, the Democrats are so upset that their man lost the last two elections to George Bush that they have blood in their eyes and can only see red. That can only amount to treasonous results.
As to my personal motto you quoted, it was in personal rebuke to the tyrany of England. Though it could apply to the present situation, which is the tyrany of the terrorists. It galls the heart and mind of the past leaders of these United States to see the petty bickering going on daily. The poisonous barbs being prepared are without end.
To reply to your point regarding me rolling over in my grave, that is a dumb statement and old misunderstanding of the dead. I am not in my grave, I am in spirit form.
Thank you for remembering me.
Now I will tell you the true point to make in a question:
What does it gain a man to have the riches of the Presidency of the United States if such a person is belittled by his followers and countrymen? And what have the countrymen to gain by not supporting the President that was elected?
No matter what the different sides say, George Bush is the President...and the evil that is being done to the great office falls like a dark veil on the entire Nation.
In time, he will no longer be President. History will prove he did the right thing. But the damage to the political forums and fairness, civility and service to the people who elected those politicians has been greatly diminished.
I have no more to say at this time.
2007-03-21 08:29:44 · answer #2 · answered by J.Marie M 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
You forgot this quote:
A government big enough to give you everything you want, is strong enough to take everything you have.
-Thomas Jefferson
Sounds pretty Reaganesque doesn't it? I'm not sure we are being taxed without representation by GWB, so it's hard to tell what he would think about him, but I know what he would think about the size of our government.
Bijou made some good points about his views on separation of church and state (my thumbs down was merely to get the page shrunk) but I doubt he would feel that we haven't been pretty diligent in that regard. I guess I agree that he might be rolling over, but for a different reason entirely.
2007-03-21 08:12:05 · answer #3 · answered by Whootziedude 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Armed revolt is the last refuge of those who cannot work within the laws to fix the system.
But I suspect Jefferson would be deeply offended at many of the things the US govt has done in the past 30 years.
2007-03-21 07:49:17 · answer #4 · answered by coragryph 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Jefferson also said that, rebellion is as necessary in the political world as storms are to the physical.
2007-03-21 08:02:20 · answer #5 · answered by diogenese_97 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Jefferson would be organizing state militias to take back, or destroy, the abomination that our federal government has become. He also warned against having a standing army knowing that it would either lead to mischief (invading other countries) or tyranny (military commissions act, patriot act...designed to use military force against US citizens) or both.
Jefferson has been rolling in his grave for about 90 years...since the end of WWI when we turned into a meddling military behemoth.
2007-03-21 07:57:24 · answer #6 · answered by Perry L 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Thomas Jefferson was one of the most attacked presidents in our history. He would be shocked at how big the national government has become, and rebellion is justified to defeat tyranny, which is exactly what we are doing in Iraq.
2007-03-21 07:49:05 · answer #7 · answered by Matt 5 · 4⤊ 1⤋
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2016-11-27 20:04:24 · answer #8 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, Jefferson and others of the founding fathers are rolling over and over. They'll continue to roll until the great day of January 20, 2009. We will sing happy days are here again.
2007-03-21 07:57:18 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Blah blah blah God, Jesus, blah..you know just once I would like a Jesus spouter to actually say "You know we should solve our own problems since we created them and maybe then God can be proud of us instead of ashamed at this miserable wretch begging for slavery that is humanity"
In answer to question I think Thomas Jefferson would puke in his soup, Ben Franklin would try to electrocute himself with a kite in a storm, Washington would wish he had surrendered to the British, John Adams would get drunk and drown himself.
2007-03-21 08:00:13 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋