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Tag Archives: Thomas Jefferson
“Merchants Have No Country”
Merchants have no country. The mere spot they stand on does not constitute so strong an attachment as that from which they draw their gains. ~Thomas Jefferson Cases in point: “Some of the country’s best-known multi-national corporations closely guard a … Continue reading
Posted in Corporations, economy
Tagged General Electric, IBM, India, Jeff Immelt, jobs, merchants, multi-national corporations, outsourcing, overseas profits, tax break, Thomas Jefferson
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A Conversation With Thomas Jefferson
I recently sat down for an interview (sort of) with our third president and author of the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson. The questions are mine, the responses all quotes attributed to Jefferson. You could look it up: Mr. Jefferson, … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Bill of Rights, Financial Crisis, Foreclosures, lobbyists, Politics, special interests, Uncategorized, Wall Street
Tagged Afghanistan, airports, author, banking institutions, civil liberties, Constitution, corporate interests, Declaration of Independence, despotism, Don't Ask Don't Tell, equal rights, financial system, foreclosuregate, liberty, security, September 11, Thomas Jefferson, trial by jury, tyranny
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Sharron Angle: Jefferson “Misquoted Out of Context” on Separation of Church and State
In an interview with Nevada journalist Jon Ralston, Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate, Sharron Angle, was asked to defend a 1995 statement in which she said, “the tenet of the separation of church and state is an unconstitutional doctrine.” … Continue reading
Posted in Bill of Rights, Congress, Conservatives, Constitution, Politics, Republicans
Tagged Bill of Rights, chaplains, Congress, Danbury Baptists, establishment clause, Father of the Constitution, First Amendment, interview, James Madison, Jon Ralston, letter, misquoted, out of context, separation of church and state, Sharron Angle, Thomas Jefferson
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