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To: American Spirit who wrote (70328)	11/18/2005 11:42:46 PM
From: TideGlider	Read Replies (1) of 81568

LOL Show me where you found it. I have corrected a couple dites already. Misattributed: 'Dissent Is the Highest Form of Patriotism' Urban Legends and Folklore Blog « God Save the Queen! \| Main \| Save Toby? » From David Emery, Your Guide to Urban Legends and Folklore. FREE Newsletter. Sign Up Now! February 15, 2005 Misattributed: 'Dissent Is the Highest Form of Patriotism' Google the phrase "Dissent is the highest form of patriotism" along with the name "Thomas Jefferson" and you will find thousands of Web pages attributing the sentiment to the third president of the United States. The trouble is, says reader Dave Forsmark, who has been waging a one-man campaign to correct what he believes to be a blatant misattribution, "the quote is about two years old, not 200. It was made by [historian] Howard Zinn in an interview with TomPaine.com to justify his opposition to the War on Terror." Someone erroneously attributed the quote to Jefferson soon thereafter, and now seemingly everyone is doing it. Based on some rudimentary checking, it appears Mr. Forsmark is correct. Can anyone out there cite an original document or speech in which Thomas Jefferson actually wrote or uttered these words? urbanlegends.about.com

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