They are the brains.Every once in while the pigs at the trough must be reminded by patriots through the means of revolution led by a tyrant that freedom is bought with a price.A price no less than the blood of citizens. They are Modernday Pharaohs it's madness I say. Jesus Christ IS the ultimate socialist! Someone earlier mentioned that "term limits would go a long way". We must react to an infringement upon our lilberty in accordance with it's severity, and let the governing body know we still retain the spirit of revolution and will protect our rights. I am a direct descendent of Thomas Jefferson, and I have great respect for him. Who determines which ones are the "uninformed"? it's interesting to read such an inspiring quote.. this string is a really interesting read - notes from many walks of life. Even as a young child, Jefferson showed tremendous enthusiasm for learning. He pooh, poohed the idea that Shay's Rebellion was any real threat. freedom in your hand!!! Without arms we are subject. And as must of you I feel the meaning of these quote but one can´t read these and stop to think about the cruel reality of a society in which violence and death are the solutionto problems rather than reason and undersanding for example. For those who speak of revolution! They became lawyers and ran for office while the responsible people went to work and came home and watched tv. Unfortunately, most Americans are themselves self-seeking, ignorant and/or morally corrupt as well. When the "(un)Fairness Doctrine is unleashed, will 50+ million Americans who enjoy talk radio take it sitting down? Now you know why the government controled publics schools do not teach American history, I am not as surprised as some are to the events taking place in our country and abroad. This is a time of war because you are gullible enough to believe your government. We all need to wake up and understand that it is through a slow process and bigger gov't that we loose our freedom. This is about taking our country back. The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time, with the blood of patriots and tyrants. A tyrant is a person who governs oppressively, unjustly, and arbitrarily. I'd catagorize you as a DUMB SHIT. Maybe our elected officials should be reminded of this quote.The occupy movement may just be the start of such a rebellion. Richie. They've used fear and ignorance to whittle away our individual rights. Revolution. @Lane Hendricks You just called one of the most important founding fathers of this country a terrorist. And for his effort, he is rewarded by modern day, ill-informed idiots calling him racist. In short, I'm Proud of My Veteran Relative, and forever ashamed My nation produced a Policeman as ignorant as the one who arrested him. I could be wrong, but consider what we consider to be patriotic: flag worship, support of elected officials despite them not having received our own vote... if _that_ is patriotism then surely Jefferson condemns the Patriot, but perhaps the term is either presently misused or was being used in a different context by him. I read it as a struggle between to create a form of government which can save it from itself - thus the three branches and several other conventions which are designed to provide cross-checks and counterbalances. Were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers, or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter. I would bet my life he didn't have a clue on why people hate America so much that they are willing to strap bombs to themselves. He wants to take away our rights to ownership, arms, capitalism and religion. -- Thomas Jefferson to William Stephens Smith, 1787. god help us all we have been tricked out of our control of our country. Though there were no pacifications or pardons in the French Revolution, only the guillotine. My taxes support education, roads, defense, arts . Any fool could see he makes a complicated argument for keeping people involved and informed. Remember, knowledge is power. They were founded in ignorance, not wickedness. Government needs to fear the people, and it's always revolution season. However, today is different. There are traitors even here in this place watching! I say we kick them all out and vote in a fresh set with no tenure. that this quote is basicaly saying...if we dont like what our LEADERS are doing we need to TAKE ARMS and shed the blood othe the tree of liberity (our leaders) and start over, this country was formd to have the people in charge, and now with each law passed we are letting that slip away. The inclination to act like a soveriegn is almost uncontrollable while holding high office. They just got done doing this very thing to their own government. It is its natural manure.". I say to that again; Your army of Santa Anna was beaten in open combat. I've been a Vitim of 2 Police Brutalities for no apparent Reason no Police Record, I've had my House Vandalized by Rentacops or Undercover Federal Agents. One insignificant incident in one state by a small group of ignorant, misinformed patriots in 11 years of Independence and you (the Framers) panic and want to change everything? "Yet where does this anarchy exist? The choice is ours -- revolution or government totalitarianism. Are we ready to say that the experiment is over and we are only concerned with individual self-preservation at any cost? I never forgot this quote. Thomas Jefferson said, The tree of liberty must be fertilized from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants. troops/police will be in our streets to finally remove the last of our liberty....then hopefully these words will come to life. And I'm out, I have to get up early to make sure my small part of the worlds greatest Air Force is ready to kick ass and to write my wife who doing her part in Afghanistan. if someone else needs help getting freedom then i'm down. Where did it ever exist, except in the single instance of Massachusetts? What we are doing definitely isn't working. We have children to think of for future generations here, if there's any time left that is. @Anonymous, an nasariyah Iraq: First, such pleasant language...it shows your wealth of intelligence. For those Americans who do not like the American system of law, they can take up arms, legs, and body and leave. It is about how the government MUST allow people to riot and protest, but it must not jail, beat, or torture them, it must calmly inform the minority of the public that do not understand the facts as to what the situation is. They believed that we the people should govern....and that our rights life,liberty,pursuit of happiness are given to us by God....not government. John Quincy Adams (sixth President of the United States from 1825 to 1829) In Germany they killed Jews because their religion. Or what ever he wants as long as that person has to except the effects of his actions. It is error alone which needs the support of government. The country is in a sad, sad state right now. We are all sheep now and don't put up any resistance against things like the so called patriot act. Claim: Thomas Jefferson once said that "the tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants." God forbid we go 20 years without a [large national] protest. Jefferson and the Founding Fathers fought for a stake in government. Isn't that why the government and misinformed people want gun control? They have acted as we would. In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock. i think people forget the power they hold. This country is becoming a socialist Obamanation. So - when I see what a lot of ill informed people on here post - I just know the vast majority have never ever served or if they did - never thought deeply as to what they were doing. If this is consistently done, then freedom is maintained. The revolution needed is against the stale and misguided fears of the oldest generations that hold onto the irrelevant concepts of culture wars and bigotry in the face of globalization and commercialization of everything Americans hold dear. This whole incident came out because of child sexual abuse by David Koresh, a self proclaimed prophet. The Founding Fathers were pragmatists, republican and democratic. I knew we didn't have to quietly watch the deterioration of the greatest society God has ever created without a fight! Amen. the democrats says this is bad, so do I, or George Bush says go to War...fuck it Im in! How am I oppressed. "The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time, with the blood of patriots and tyrants." Empyrius, Spokane, you are wrong. I doubt there would be much complaint, given the thievery going on in Washington, DC. I am all for the right to bear arms as means of rebellion if it comes to it. This isnt about the people having guns, this is about the people having the right to say what they believe, The right to bear arms is part of this, however claiming that this is about one single issue is a flawed methodology. Jefferson hoped that those that took issue with government would not be lethargic, and would fight for it. No he didn't. it is and has been an unconstitutional government since fdr implemented his "new deal" policys. Blood is NOT the only remedy. This is the nature of power. factories will boom again, fields will grow, real industry will once again be a major part of life. This group of vermin make deals with lobbyists who represent the TRUE tyrants that are ruining america.these are the ones who demand free trade zones to exploit the slave labor abroad while dismantling. Time to overthrow this evil American government and their international corporate sponsors; Mammon lovers one and all they are! the majority of the rise in health care cost is malpractice insurance driven by people suing over stupid things. EB you hit the nail on the head. I don't know if it's necessary for us to assassinate the president or members of Congress in order for us to retain our liberties. Patriots are those who willingly shed their blood for a belief in their country. Neobabylonian Mind Control Psi ops going on about almost every signal Television Program or Video Game even. Voicing opinion is a beauty of our nation. I <3 freedom. That is what a lot of you people posting here do not understand, TALK IS CHEAP!!! Our government is failing us, has failed us in the past, and will continue to do so unless we stop reading these words and start living them. Ragan strarted the demise of a great nation by taking away middle class unions that made America great. Each American has a constitutional right to bear arms to that end and fight. JFK Knew this and about Operation Northwoods that is why he really was Assassinated. "....You have to be one seriously cold heartless B***h to think that anything justifies shooting a mother dead while she's holding an infant and poses no threat, or burning people to death because you don't like the way they live...but then you're a Liberal so it does make sense, doesn't it? The best way to revolt is to vote. I am afraid at this time, that it doesn't seem like limiting the power of our Federal government is in our near future. He wanted a strong federal government. How can we consider our elected officials "tyrants"? Dear Army Veteran, Ever since the Bush administration, our rights have been thrown aside like it was nothing. It was founded as a REPUBLIC. I know about a 2 Year Data Manadatory Retention Legislator being Presenting in the Following Days. God bless all of you, and God bless The United States of America!!! The reason that our Founding Fathers where so careful in Drafting these documents was to protect our freedom and our Country. we are letting our country rot away for what? Two things: 1. PARTISAN FOOLS!!! That because of this spirit of resistance a Government must be transparent other wise the people will become discontented either because of truths they know about (Tea Party) or as Jefferson points out because of misconceptions (occupy wall street) In ether case he says "let them take arms" Those who do so will shed the blood of tyrants while at the same time learning the facts and justifying their cause. Determine never to be idle. Definitely more Americans need to get FACTS and wake up to the silent and secret people behind the agenda. The Illuminati seek a Exoteric, Luciferian Agenda...Global Slavery and Second Holocaust. Time to come to terms with reality. They are not the leaders of revolution but the tool. You may not like what we stand for...but at least we stand. People didn't intentionally kill innocents as a strategy back then. Never were truer words spoken. Guncultists and anarchists do love to think this quote is a license to advocate the overthrow of the government by force, but they're wrong. @Marine - 0311, Deployed in Afghanistan: Man...I am losing all sorts of respect for you military folks. Britain started the slave trade in America. If you're not doing anything wrong then who gives a damn who's listening if you never know about it. Dolt. I wish it were not true, but it certainly is. And if 10% is good enough for God how come it's not Good enough for the US Government, IRS, etc. even if the world has to declare a clean slate for all and start to understand that this life and they have most of the world tricked into thinking that the earth can't support all of us. It is time for a REVOLUTION! You lost! anyone who acts in a violent way will just be fighting against the patriots and for the tyrants. JFK once said to a group of scholars in the White House "I think this is the most extraordinary collection of talent, of human knowledge, that has ever been gathered at the White House - with the possible exception of when Thomas Jefferson dined alone." Jefferson advocated violent action directed at the oppressor (the king of England and his soldiers) after declaration of war, after exhausting all other possible solutions. This is a time of War we are in and your statements of taking down the government are a cause of natural concern. Did Lord Acton not say "Absolute power corrupts absolutely."? Down with this corrupt "two" one party government and their corporate and bankster masters! He wasn't talking about terrorist groups in the middle east. We used to have hens in our backyards. The Revolutionary Patriots had a common enemy - the Bristish. that is all T.J. is saying. congress passing laws that waste money, raise taxes or any other numerous things that are detrimental to america's economy or political structure, hold them accountable now. Stop listening to his Hoca Pocus and Hypnosis and Go make the Change. I think that Mr.Barack Hussain Obama is a man of tremendous greatness. Yeah and I heard that and thought, I'm out! REVOLUTION BUT HOW? The part of the public which has the facts wrong will be angry. I guess you disagree with the Jefferson quote on this very page, and the intentions of our founding fathers. stop being scared of getting you hands dirty. Otherwise, Americans may take up arms and rebel. Therefore I do not feel that this war is protecting my rights. With the blood of patriots and tyrants. More and more liberty will be taken from the people, until none remain. Tea-baggers are ignorant, but they have a right to scream that ignorance from the hilltops. You're either one or the other. Yes VOTE THEM OUT!!!! To the liberal IDIOTS...Bush has not been President for a year now. Stupid people out there on election day waving your flags just encourages them to keep up this crap! (Tom and God also told me I would be killed before it's done as will one other But they said I was the only one that could do it (I suppose without becoming corrupted) I did not volunteer. A REAL leader brings all it's people together, Mr. President, "YOU ARE NOT LEADER!". Read the declaration of independence, all of it, and you will see this. No one is perfect in this country and we will never find a president who does everything right. ( and I know AMERICAN cars are built in canada for cheaper labor ) or go to canada for health care? Not the Government by the Secret Society Bilderberg. The very fact that idiots can post their opinions here (without having their balls chopped off and shoved in their mouth) should be proof enough that our government does it's job. This is one of the best quotes of all time! The people cannot be all, and always, well informed. Blame video games, complacency, and the fascist market state, before you point fingers at the Democrats. The part which is wrong will be discontented, in proportion to the importance of the facts they misconceive. A wise and frugal government which shall restrain men from injuring one another, which shall leave them otherwise free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, and shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned. Our founding Fathers knew exactly why they crafted in the fashion they did, the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, the First 10 Amendments, etc. They are being led by the nose to slaughter by the propaganda machine. We should really be looking at history and comparing it with current government rhetoric and propaganda. It all started with the evil Lincoln. They have only that which we give them. i think there needs to be a drastic overhaul of the u.s. government. Seems to me he is saying it it the DUTY of Government to justify its actions - and if not, it is the DUTY of the citizenry to take arms against that government - until such a time that Liberty returns...just my own personal translation.