Founders' Daily Quote: 16 Sept 08

"The freedom and happiness of man...[are] the sole objects of all legitimate government."

--Thomas Jefferson (letter to Thaddeus Kosciusko, 1810); Reference: The Writings of Thomas Jefferson, Lipscomb and Bergh, eds., 12:369.

The American Dream, the American experiment. What an ideal, what a divine resolve. Never before has any country ever endeavoured to aspire to such an eloquant goal, and they never will. Why not? It is unnatural for those who seek heights of great power ever considered sharing that power with those of whom he would have control over. In America, we have control over them. At least in theory...

Cross-posted @ Rosemary's News and Ideas. Digg!

May you walk with the LORD always, and when you cannot take another step, may He carry you the rest of the way until you can walk along side Him again.

Today I am having a Linkfest party for all my friends - the ones I know and the ones I will come to know. If you have a post you would like to share, why not trackpost it here? All you have to do is add my Permalink somewhere in your article (usually at the bottom), then trackback to it. You don't have trackbacks available? Why not use Wizbang Stand Alone Trackback? Everyone have a nice day.

Friends I have trackbacked to through Linkfest and others: Take Our Country Back - Hillary Replacing Joe Biden? UPDATED, Right Truth - President Ahmadinejad will face "Wall of Shame" at the UN Headquarters over Child Executions, Wolf Pangloss - Vegetarian Brain Shrinkage, Wolf Pangloss - Bravo! Bravissimo!, Wolf Pangloss - Wile E. Coyote: New York Times reporter, Potbelly Stove - Pakistan: Who is in charge?

Friends who have shared their posts for your reading pleasure:

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