I stand corrected. Correct in thought, incorrect in origin. Thank you.
On Fri, Jun 7, 2013 at 12:22 PM, Fmiser <fmi...@gmail.com> wrote: > > G Mann <g2ma...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > "The tree of liberty need be watered from time to time with the > > blood of despots and free men." > > > > Patrick Henry > > Patrick Henry had some good quotes - but I think that one is from a > letter written by Thomas Jefferson to Colonel William Smith November > 13, 1787. > > This was in reference to Shay's rebellion, in which farmers of > Massachusetts were rebelling because their farms were being confiscated > for unpaid taxes. Massachusetts would not accept paper money for > taxes, which is how the revolutionary war veterans had been paid. > These farmers found it unjust that money paid them for services to the > country couldn't be used for debts to the country. > > > http://wiki.monticello.org/mediawiki/index.php/The_tree_of_liberty...%28Quotation%29 > > http://www.stonefortconsulting.com/2011/11/thomas-jefferson-and-shays-rebellion-a-review/ > > "God forbid we should ever be twenty years without such a rebellion. > The people cannot be all, and always, well informed. The part which > is wrong will be discontented, in proportion to the importance of > the facts they misconceive. If they remain quiet under such > misconceptions, it is a lethargy, the forerunner of death to the > public liberty. *snip* The tree of liberty must be refreshed from > time to time, with the blood of patriots and tyrants. It is its > natural manure.” > > Jefferson also wrote to James Madison > > "I hold it that a little rebellion now and then is a good thing, and as > necessary in the political world as storms in the physical. > Unsuccessful rebellions, indeed, generally establish the > encroachments on the rights of the people which have produced them. > An observation of this truth should render honest republican > governors so mild in their punishment of rebellions as not to > discourage them too much. It is a medicine necessary for the sound > health of government." > > > -- Philip > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
