"When people fear the government there is tyranny but when the government fears the people there is liberty." Thomas Jefferson Any questions? - ThreadSky

shelbykstewart.bsky.social • 1 day ago

"When people fear the government there is tyranny but when the government fears the people there is liberty." Thomas Jefferson

Any questions?

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dell-adams.bsky.social•1 day ago

What about when the people fear the people, and the government fears the government?

shelbykstewart.bsky.social•1 day ago

Everyone loses.

mentorminute.bsky.social•13 hours ago

Wasn’t Thomas Jefferson a slave owner?

shelbykstewart.bsky.social•12 hours ago

Yes, he was.

mentorminute.bsky.social•1 hour ago

So it sounds like empire past and present are both oppressors.

I quit putting my trust in chariots years ago.

Grace and peace to you.

evangelical.bsky.social•16 hours ago

Hmm little shelby

earthbound420.bsky.social•1 day ago

Nope 👍💥

trinityphoenix.bsky.social•19 hours ago

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Perseverance, endurance & patience.

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jekyl.bsky.social•1 day ago

Those who fight for their rights. Must be ready to sacrifice their freedom as well as possibly their lives.
🤷

shelbykstewart.bsky.social•1 day ago

It's a chance I'm willing to take.

jekyl.bsky.social•1 day ago

Unfortunately SKS, we are outnumbered. 🤷😒😣

shelbykstewart.bsky.social•1 day ago

I would have agreed with you a month ago, but the rumblings I hear indicate a subtle shift. I have family in San Clemente, a historically red enclave, and neighbors are apologizing for their Trump signs. I'll take that as a win.

jekyl.bsky.social•1 day ago

Um, don't forget trump is and has been trigger happy, waiting to enforce martial law. 🤷

shelbykstewart.bsky.social•1 day ago

I'll admit that worries me...a lot.

pianomover.bsky.social•15 hours ago

Status: We have not found any evidence that Thomas Jefferson said or wrote, "When government fears the people, there is liberty. When the people fear the government, there is tyranny," nor any evidence that he wrote its listed variations.

https://www.monticello.org/research-education/thomas-jefferson-encyclopedia/when-government-fears-people-there-liberty-spurious-quotation/

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