Quote To Ponder
by Eric“A free people [claim] their rights as derived from the laws of nature, and not as the gift of their chief magistrate.”
– Thomas Jefferson (Rights of British America, 1774)
“Government is not reason, it is not eloquence, it is force; like fire, a troublesome servant and a fearful master. Never for a moment should it be left to irresponsible action.” George Washington
“A free people [claim] their rights as derived from the laws of nature, and not as the gift of their chief magistrate.”
– Thomas Jefferson (Rights of British America, 1774)
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Any other view of rights makes them merely a priviledge of the state and subject to the whims of the state.
Comment by Kevin — November 29, 2005 @ 7:11 pm