Thomas Jefferson... Thanks Jack H. Plymale!

THOMAS JEFFERSON :

� At 5, began studying under his cousins 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.



� 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."



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 everyone!!!



I'm doing my part. Please do yours......


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Jack P.

FW- Jim's Chicken farm

Jim's Chicken Farm



Jim was in the egg business. He had several hundred young layers (hens), called 'pullets', and ten roosters to fertilize them. He kept records, and any rooster not performing went into the soup pot and was replaced.



This took a lot of time, so he bought some tiny bells and attached them to his roosters. Each bell had a different tone, so he could tell from a distance, which rooster was performing. Now, he could sit on the porch and fill out an efficiency report by just listening to the bells.



Jim's favorite rooster, Obama, was a very fine specimen, but this morning he noticed Obama's bell hadn't rung at all! When he went to investigate, he saw the other roosters were busy chasing pullets, bells-a-ringing, but the pullets, hearing the roosters coming, would run for cover.



To Jim's amazement, Obama had thought of a way to do it without work, he had his bell in his beak, so it couldn't ring. He'd sneak up on a pullet, do his job and walk on to the next one.



Jim was so proud of Obama, he entered him in the Chicago County Fair and he became an overnight sensation among the judges.



The result was the judges not only awarded Obama the No Bell Piece Prize but they also awarded him the Pulletsurprise as well.



Clearly Obama was a politician. Who else but a politician could figure out how to win two of the most highly coveted awards on our planet by being the best at sneaking up on the populace and screwing them when they weren't paying attention.



Vote carefully next fall, the bells are not always audible.

IRS Tax Humor... Thanks Mr. Shover

Subject: Fwd: Tax Time Humor



Subject: Tax Time Humor



A man, called to testify at the IRS, asked his accountant

for advice on what to wear. "Wear your shabbiest clothing.

Let him think you are a pauper."



Then he asked his lawyer the same question, but got

the opposite advice. "Do not let them intimidate you. Wear

your most elegant suit and tie."



Confused, the man went to his rabbi, told him of the

conflicting advice, and requested some resolution of the dilemma.



"Let me tell you a story," replied the rabbi.



"A woman, about to be married, asked her mother what to wear

on her wedding night. "Wear a heavy, long flannel night-gown

that goes right up to your neck." But when she asked her best

friend, she got conflicting advice. "Wear your most sexy negligee,

with a V neck right down to your navel."



The man protested: "What does all this have to do with my

problem with the IRS?"



"No matter what you wear, you are going to get screwed."

Replied the rabbi.



So true.

FW- Prayer request Lest we forget in political correctness

Thanks Judi Cole.  We must remember the people fighting for this once great nation.  God please be with each of our fighting people.  It is not that they want to fight but to defend our country.

Sam
 
Prayer Request




We are asking everyone to say a prayer for "Darkhorse" 3rd Battalion 5th Marines and their families. They are fighting it out in Afghanistan & they have lost 12 marines in 4 days. IT WOULD BE NICE TO SEE the message spread if more could pass it on. God Bless America and God Bless the United States Marine Corps... Semper Fi, Often Tested, Always Faithful, Brothers Forever



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All are Marines that gave their lives for YOU this week! Honor THEM by forwarding this. I just did.



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