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Peter Schwartz. Just lazy.

Anonymous PS — Sat, 29 Sep 2012 22:05:38 +0000

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Peter Schwartz. Just lazy.

Well thank you PS. I

Richard Day — Sat, 29 Sep 2012 21:20:15 +0000

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Well thank you PS.

I appreciate the recommendation!

I recommend The Mind of TJ by

Anonymous PS — Sat, 29 Sep 2012 21:03:50 +0000

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I recommend The Mind of TJ by Onuf. Short essays and very rich.

Yeah but Chris, he would

Richard Day — Sat, 29 Sep 2012 04:39:43 +0000

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Yeah but Chris, he would study those beans and he would study peas and corn and bushes and trees. hahahaah

If I recall he began 'borrowing' coins the last ten years or so of life; not understanding how to finance his 'enterprise'. hahahahah

The head of the Republican-Democratic Party.

And so, as his personality was split; so has our nation.

ha!

I like Thomas Jefferson

cmaukonen — Sat, 29 Sep 2012 00:31:54 +0000

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I like Thomas Jefferson because...he did not have any problem telling people to piss off, he hated banks and bankers and he could not handle money for beans.

Oh this tape is delightful

Richard Day — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 23:30:43 +0000

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Oh this tape is delightful Emma!

Of course this is an example of why historians and would be historians will write hundreds of pages about this man.

There are people today who might carry scores of variables in their heads while pursuing an aim; TJ could carry so many variables in his head without IPOD or a PC or Wiki!

I took some time a few years

Richard Day — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 23:08:39 +0000

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I took some time a few years ago to examine TJ's proposals proffered to the Virginia Legislature that rarely gathered any votes at all.

These proposals were not perfect; but had they been accepted there might have been no need for a Civil War.

Everything takes time and Americans-or at least some of us-get antsy.

A guy called Toure at Time agrees that it is extremely important for our President to be re-elected for the reasons I gave:

http://ideas.time.com/2012/09/26/the-magical-negro-falls-to-earth/?iid=op-main-lede

As I have done many times, I refer you to THE BEATLES whom I consult when I feel so down & out:

Thought you would enjoy

EmmaZahn — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 22:50:35 +0000

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Thought you would enjoy this

The Many Flavors of Thomas Jefferson

'ALL MEN ARE CREATED

Aunt Sam — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 21:56:51 +0000

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'ALL MEN ARE CREATED EQUAL'

Seems like such a simple quest, one that is highlighted in the manifesto's that literally were put forth to define our nation's being. But, alas, over two hundred years later and we are still bound by the same tethers that constricted our forefathers. Greed, arrogance, cruelty, selfishness, fear ..........................

While I enthusiastically endorse and believe in this goal, I fear that it will take many generations after me, if ever, to truly be realized. I'm not sure that there will ever be a mass of humanity where there will not always be those who value more their own worth, than their neighbors wellbeing. There will always be segments of any populace that will not have the same benefits, resources, including power, as others. The 'top of the heap' will never see any value to promoting and enabling true equality, because then they could no longer be at 'the top'.

Reading your excellent post made me regret, again, that I was not wise enough, while in school, to embrace and acknowledge history as being the best study guide for learning life's lessons.

Appreciate this and hope you do more - I still need reminders and tutorials like this post.

Well thank you Flower. Like

Richard Day — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 19:29:54 +0000

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Well thank you Flower.

Like NCD demonstrates, documents/pages/leaves from old archives that were hidden away long ago show up sometimes!