Who Was Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson
This is amazing. There are two parts. Be
sure to read the 2nd part (in RED).
This is amazing. There are two parts. Be
sure to read the 2nd part (in RED).
Thomas
Jefferson was a very remarkable man who
started learning very early in life and never
stopped.
At 5, began studying under his cousin's
tutor.
At 9, studied Latin, Greek and
French.
At 14, studied classical literature and
additional languages.
At 16, entered the College of William and Mary.
Also could write in Greek with one hand while writing the
same in Latin with the other.
At 19, studied Law for 5 years starting under
George Wythe.
At 23, started his own law
practice.
At 25, was elected to the Virginia House of
Burgesses.
At 31, wrote the widely circulated "Summary
View of the Rights of British America? And retired from his law practice.
started learning very early in life and never
stopped.
At 5, began studying under his cousin's
tutor.
At 9, studied Latin, Greek and
French.
At 14, studied classical literature and
additional languages.
At 16, entered the College of William and Mary.
Also could write in Greek with one hand while writing the
same in Latin with the other.
At 19, studied Law for 5 years starting under
George Wythe.
At 23, started his own law
practice.
At 25, was elected to the Virginia House of
Burgesses.
At 31, wrote the widely circulated "Summary
View of the Rights of British America? And retired from his law practice.
At
32, was a Delegate to the Second Continental
Congress.
At 33, wrote the Declaration of Independence.
At 33, took three years to revise Virginia's
legal code and wrote a Public Education bill and a statute for Religious Freedom.
At 36, was elected the second Governor of
Virginia succeeding Patrick Henry.
At 40, served in Congress for two
years.
At 41, was the American minister to France and
negotiated commercial treaties with European nations along with Ben Franklin and John Adams.
At 46, served as the first Secretary of State
under George Washington.
At 53, served as Vice President and was elected
president of the American Philosophical
Society.
At 55, drafted the Kentucky Resolutions and
became the active head of Republican
Party.
At 57, was elected the third president of the
United States.
At 60, obtained the Louisiana Purchase doubling
the nation's size.
At 61, was elected to a second term as
President.
At 65, retired to Monticello.
At 80, helped President Monroe shape the Monroe
Doctrine.
At 81, almost single-handedly created the
University of Virginia and served as its first
president.
At 83, died on the 50th anniversary of the
Signing of the Declaration of Independence along with John Adams.
Thomas Jefferson knew because he himself
studied the previous failed attempts at government. He understood actual history, the nature of God, his laws and the nature of man. That happens to be way more than what
most understand today. Jefferson really knew his stuff. A voice from the past to lead us in the
future:
John F. Kennedy held a dinner in the white
House for a group of the brightest minds in the nation at that time. He made this statement: "This is perhaps the assembly of the most intelligence ever to gather at one
time in the White House with the exception of when Thomas Jefferson dined alone."
Congress.
At 33, wrote the Declaration of Independence.
At 33, took three years to revise Virginia's
legal code and wrote a Public Education bill and a statute for Religious Freedom.
At 36, was elected the second Governor of
Virginia succeeding Patrick Henry.
At 40, served in Congress for two
years.
At 41, was the American minister to France and
negotiated commercial treaties with European nations along with Ben Franklin and John Adams.
At 46, served as the first Secretary of State
under George Washington.
At 53, served as Vice President and was elected
president of the American Philosophical
Society.
At 55, drafted the Kentucky Resolutions and
became the active head of Republican
Party.
At 57, was elected the third president of the
United States.
At 60, obtained the Louisiana Purchase doubling
the nation's size.
At 61, was elected to a second term as
President.
At 65, retired to Monticello.
At 80, helped President Monroe shape the Monroe
Doctrine.
At 81, almost single-handedly created the
University of Virginia and served as its first
president.
At 83, died on the 50th anniversary of the
Signing of the Declaration of Independence along with John Adams.
Thomas Jefferson knew because he himself
studied the previous failed attempts at government. He understood actual history, the nature of God, his laws and the nature of man. That happens to be way more than what
most understand today. Jefferson really knew his stuff. A voice from the past to lead us in the
future:
John F. Kennedy held a dinner in the white
House for a group of the brightest minds in the nation at that time. He made this statement: "This is perhaps the assembly of the most intelligence ever to gather at one
time in the White House with the exception of when Thomas Jefferson dined alone."
"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
Thomas Jefferson said in 1802:
"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."
I wish we could get this out to every
American! I'm doing my part. So Please do
yours.
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
Thomas Jefferson said in 1802:
"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."
I wish we could get this out to every
American! I'm doing my part. So Please do
yours.
2 comments:
Thomas Jefferson was the 3rd President of the United States, he served from 1801 – 1809 and he was black. His mother a half-breed Indian squaw and his father a mulatto (half white and half black) from Virginia. He fathered numerous children with Sally Hemmings, a mulatto slave with whom he lived with in Europe.
In addition the following is found in Martin Luther's Last Will and Testament
"The following measures are in a sense Martin Luther's last will and testament, his legacy to the world. The legacy of a man is what his descendants derive from him, a living memorial to who he was long after he is dead. In one of these formal, systematic presentations of his mature convictions he summarized the wisdom his 32 years of Bible study had gained for him into seven recommendations. They are found in the treatise, "On the Jews and Their Lies":
What shall we Christians do with this rejected and condemned people, the Jews? Since they live among us, we dare not tolerate their conduct, now that we are aware of their lying and reviling and blaspheming. If we do, we become sharers in their lies, cursing, and blasphemy. Thus we cannot extinguish the unquenchable fire of divine wrath, of which the prophets speak, nor can we convert the Jews. With prayer and the fear of God we must practice a sharp mercy to see whether we might save at least a few from the glowing flames. We dare not avenge ourselves ... I shall give you my sincere advice:
· Set fire to their synagogues and schools, burying and covering with dirt what won't burn, so no man will see a stone or cinder of them. This is to be done in honor of our Lord and Christendom.
· Second, I advise that their houses be seized and destroyed.
· Third, I advise that all their prayer books and Talmudic writings be taken from them.
· Fourth, I advise that the rabbis be forbidden to teach henceforth on pain of life and limb.
· Fifth, I advise that safe conduct on the highways be abolished completely for the Jews, for they have no business in the countryside, since they are not lords, officials, or tradesmen. Let them stay at home.
· Sixth, I advise that usury be prohibited to them, and all cash and treasures be taken and kept for safekeeping.
· Seventh, I recommend putting a flail, an axe, a spade, a distaff, or a spindle into the hands of young, strong Jews and Jewesses, letting them earn their bread by the sweat of their brow, as was imposed on the children of Adam (Genesis 3:19). For it is not fitting that they should let us accursed Goyim toil in the sweat of our faces while they, the holy people, idle away their time ... boasting blasphemously of their lordship over the Christians by means of our sweat ... For, as we have heard, God's anger with them is so intense that gentle mercy will only tend to make them worse and worse, while sharp mercy will reform them but little. Therefore, in any case, away with them!
[The whole tract may be found in English in "Luther's Works," Volume 45, pages 199-229. A number of English books have translations of these directives. Among them is "The Christian in Society," ed. Franklin Sherman (1971), pages 268-272. The "Ideas in Conflict" book, "Religion and Politics — Issues in Religious Liberties," by Gary E. McCuen, also quotes them on pages 16-23.]"
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