Well, there is a little document called the Declaration of Independence. http://www.archives.gov/exhibit_hall/charters_of_freedom/declaration/dec laration_transcription.html
But he also says that established government should not be abolished for transient reasons. > -----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 Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
