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Is this a new spurious attribution? "The greatest danger to american freedom is a government that ignores the constitution."more »
The Liberty Today Initiative is an incredibly fresh and fun project. I can't wait to meet this year's group of teachers and continue the good work our first forum started. The application deadline is now extended to April 15. See you on the mountain! more »
Hi Chris, you can find your real TJ quote, as well as hundreds of others with their proper citations, here: http://retirementseries....more »
Anna: "Taste cannot be controlled by law." Genuine TJ quote or spurious? Thanks!more »
Ginger, While Jefferson did install metal roofs on the main house at Monticello (he used sheet-iron for his upper, ca. 1803 “terras” roof system (http://tinyurl.com/ck2tbzb) and, in ca. 1821-1825, tin-coated iron...more »