The temperament of Jefferson.

“I hope they pardoned them (in reference to the members of Shay’s Rebellion). The spirit of resistance to government is so valuable on certain occasions, that I wish it to be always kept alive…If the happiness of the mass of the people can be secured at the expense of a little tempest now and then, or even a little blood, it will be a precious purchase...The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants. It is its natural manure.”

- Founding Father Thomas Jefferson, in a letter written to Abigail Adams

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Mort Zuckerman on President Obama: "He's done everything wrong."

In a post on The Daily Beast, Mortimer Zuckerman, Editor-in-Chief of the U S News and World Report and a supporter of Barack Obama during his run for the Presidency, rips President Obama a new one. I mean - rips. Here are a few excerpt's:

"I’m very disappointed. We endorsed him. I voted for him. I supported him publicly and privately."

"This health-care plan is going to be a fiscal disaster for the country. Most of the country wanted to deal with costs, not expansion of coverage. This is going to raise costs dramatically. "

"In the campaign, he said he would change politics as usual. He did change them. It’s now worse than it was. I’ve now seen the kind of buying off of politicians that I’ve never seen before. It’s politically corrupt and it’s starting at the top. It’s revolting."

"He should have jammed a stimulus plan into Congress and said, 'This is it. No changes. Don’t give me that bullshit. We have a national emergency.' Instead they turned it over to Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi who can run circles around him."

He WAS a supporter of Obama's. Thanks, Justyna, for the email tip.

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Thomas Jefferson hit the nail on the head.

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

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