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The Empire Of Liberty: Thomas Jefferson, Ron Paul And The Sacred Fire Of Freedom

Submitted by MonsieurObscure on Mon, 02/13/2012 - 22:39
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"Who stands in opposition to 'the [central] bank of the United States, public debt, a navy, a standing army, American manufacturing, federally funded improvement of the interior, the role of a world power, military glory, an extensive foreign ministry, loose construction of the Constitution, and subordination of the states to the federal government'? Hint, these words were not written about Rep. Ron Paul.

This is Garry Wills’s description of Thomas Jefferson..."

http://www.forbes.com/sites/ralphbenko/2012/02/13/the-empire...


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This needs a bump.

Submitted by cobaltz on Tue, 02/14/2012 - 00:06.

This needs a bump.

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The human race divides politically into those who want people to be controlled and those who have no such desire. - Heinlein

American manufacturing?

Submitted by true_believer on Mon, 02/13/2012 - 23:14.

Is this talking about Corporations?

I wasn't sure about that one either...

Submitted by MonsieurObscure on Tue, 02/14/2012 - 00:38.

I would love to hear from an expert who knows what Jefferson was referring to... Kind of a head-scratcher.