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9337Yes, he kept slaves as well, despite some of his better claims about "all mneolib-12/23/2010
9336Read some Jefferson quotes you might be surprised by what he wrote. Start with average joe-12/23/2010
9335Smart allecks like that should just be forced to drink poison or something... &lone_less-12/23/2010
9334The quote was from the D of C, which I attributed to Jefferson, and he was indeeneolib-12/23/2010
9333Jefferson was not the primary writer of the Constitution. He did write the Declaverage joe-12/23/2010
9332Yes, nice summary. From many of the people I talk with, the discussion might inneolib-12/23/2010
9331WRT education, the proper course would be clear if we take a moment to consider one_less-12/23/2010
9330A more relevant crisis in America is that over the last decade, we've wastedneolib-12/23/2010
9329The question of equality has already been answered through legislation. However,one_less-12/23/2010
9328In some cases yes, and in others no. I'd certainly hope that legislation enneolib-12/23/2010
9327The Crisis of the American Intellectual Walter Russell Mead America has everyBrumar89212/23/2010
9326Do you think it wise or proper to try to legislate equality of result?Joe Btfsplk-12/23/2010
9325Thomas Jefferson was a wise man, 'tis good you like some of his quotes. Herneolib-12/23/2010
9324Life is a lottery and we're not made equal and if you try to legislate equaaverage joe412/23/2010
9323<i>"Every tragedy doesn’t have to result in somebody going to jail. Waverage joe-12/23/2010
9322When ordering in restaurants I always get the special and if they have three I aaverage joe112/23/2010
9321"However yawns arise, and whatever they signify, such a spontaneous copyingaverage joe-12/23/2010
9320Goodness, I come off as double-starched or something! I wasn't thinking of fJacques Chitte-12/22/2010
9319The frame was yawning while dining. It would be bad form, for sure, to yawn witLane3112/22/2010
9318Yawning seems to be under dispute... if it is a sign that the social event is a one_less112/22/2010
9317While dunking my yellowtail in wasabi and tamari today my brain out of the blue Lane3112/22/2010
9316Yawning?Lane3112/22/2010
9315<i>Keynes just won't stay dead and his betters remain suppressed. Two Joe Btfsplk112/22/2010
9314Lefty Actor Ben Affleck Goes on NPR to Complain About CEOs Making Too Much MoneyBrumar89212/22/2010
9313Bawney Fwank Says Government Should Force Private-Sector Companies to Decide WheBrumar89-12/22/2010
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