The tree of liberty must periodically be watered with the blood of patriots and tyrants
It might not be exact but it's close. Timothy Heald Overseas Security Advisory Council U.S. Department of State "that the free Constitution, which is the work of your hands, may be sacredly maintained" - George Washington, Farewell Address 1796 -----Original Message----- From: Larry Lyons [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, April 04, 2003 11:28 AM To: CF-Community Subject: RE: Liberate Iraq I was thinking of Thomas Jefferson's statement that a little rebellion now and then was a good thing. I'll have to dig up the quote again. larry > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, April 04, 2003 11:16 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: Liberate Iraq > > > Come one man, > > Too easy. The tree of liberty? He still helped > crushed the whiskey > rebellion. > > Timothy Heald > Overseas Security Advisory Council > U.S. Department of State > > "that the free Constitution, which is the work of your hands, may be > sacredly maintained" - George Washington, Farewell Address 1796 > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Larry Lyons [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, April 04, 2003 11:14 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: Liberate Iraq > > > <cf_sarcasm>I mean actually who cares about Freedom of Speech > and Freedom to > Associate. that's just fluff!</cf_sarcasm> > > What would you think of someone who advocated regular rebellions and > revolutions? > > Think carefully before you anwser. The answer is quite surprising. > larry > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: samcfug [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Friday, April 04, 2003 9:48 AM > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: Re: Liberate Iraq > > > > > > Offended? So be it. I stand by my position that the Anti-war > > Protestors are all > > cowards. To call them brave is absolutely ludicrous. The > > "passive resistance" > > types are also cowards. If you are so against our country, > > perhaps you also > > should be "exported" The so-called protests have gone far beyond our > > Constitutionally protected "Free Speech" and now are in the > > vicinity of > > Advocating the violent overthrow of our government, which is > > better defined as > > sedition. > > The pledge of allegiance to the flag of the Untied Stated of > > America, introduced > > to all Americans from the first grade of school and onwards > > is being violated by > > these cowards, further making them disloyal, liars and, > > again, cowards and > > seditionists. > > > > | You comments honestly offend me as an American. "export all these > > | socialist protesters"? So we should slap the ideals of > > this country in > > | the face by renouncing the fundamental freedom to > disagree with our > > | government's actions? In fact punishing those that do? > > | > > | Who else would be "exported" (nice, sanitized word there by > > the way)? > > | What other group's expressions of free speech annoy you? > > | > > | Being anti-war has never been synonymous with "coward". I > > see a great > > | bravery in those willing to express their disatisfaction > > against public > > | opinion. Regardless of whether I agree with them or not I > > feel proud > > | when I see protesters. Proud that this country protects > > that right and > > | pround that my fellow Americans are still strong enough to > > exercise it. > > | > > | Jim Davis > > | > > | > > | > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
