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American History

elleng

(137,251 posts) Sun Sep 4, 2022, 11:42 PM Sep 2022

On this day September 4 in 1823, Thomas Jefferson wrote to John Adams about dictators

who prey upon the “ignorance and bigotry” of the people, turning them into instruments and convincing them “to defeat their own rights.”

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On this day September 4 in 1823, Thomas Jefferson wrote to John Adams about dictators (Original Post) elleng Sep 2022 OP

Our founding fathers would be horrified to see what is happening now. Irish_Dem Sep 2022 #1

Irish_Dem

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1. Our founding fathers would be horrified to see what is happening now.

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Mon Sep 5, 2022, 06:56 AM

Sep 2022

Especially the use of their beloved constitution used as a battering ram against We the People and democracy.

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