Our Straying From Jeffersonian Democracy

There is so much wisdom, and I personally believe, divine inspiration to be found in so many of our founding fathers' thoughts and deeds. It saddens me greatly how far removed we have become as a nation and how little of our country's history we Americans now know and understand.

Having said that, below are some various quotations from our third president and the primary author of our founding document as a nation; The Declaration of Independence. It is amazing how prescient Thomas Jefferson was with his thoughts and insights. Sadly his warnings have not been heeded and the consequences of this are seemingly just as he said they would be for our country.

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


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


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.
- Thomas Jefferson


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.
- Thomas Jefferson


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


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


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.
- Thomas Jefferson


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


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

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.
- Thomas Jefferson