"In every country where man is free to think and to speak, differences of opinion will arise from difference of perception, and the imperfection of reason; but these differences when permitted, as in this happy country, to purify themselves by free discussion, are but as passing clouds overspreading our land transiently and leaving our horizon more bright and serene." --Thomas Jefferson to Benjamin Waring, 1801.
Do you agree with the sentiment or are we all just tilting at windmills? It looks more like threatening storm clouds to me at times.......
2007-04-23 05:34:05 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Jefferson had an erudite mind and a gifted pen. It would be great to see a video of Jefferson speaking. I think we would consider him aloof and unrealistic in today's "live for the second bombastic media driven culture", but, who knows. :Long live Jeffersonian ideals!
2007-04-23 05:41:50 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
In a free society, you have a constitutional right to make an idiot of themselves. See Al Sharpton, Jesse Jackson, Rosie, Laurie David, Sean Penn, etc...
2007-04-23 12:41:45 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I agree wholeheartedly with that statement. Woe is the day when free speech is hobbled and restricted by political correctness.
2007-04-23 12:42:59 · answer #3 · answered by Trollbuster 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Everyone thinks things are worst in their time and everyone looks back and thinks the old days were better. In the future these will be the good old days. Scary isn't it?
2007-04-23 12:43:08 · answer #4 · answered by Jacob W 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋