Patriot Nation | Thomas Jefferson, Founding Father Sayings and Facts

Thomas Jefferson was a very remarkable man who started learning very early in life and never stopped.
* At 5, began studying under his cousins' tutor.
* At 9, studied Latin, Greek and French.
* At 14, studied classical literature and additional languages.
* At 16, entered the College of William and Mary.
* At 19, studied Law for 5 years starting under George Wythe..
* At 23, started his own law practice.
* At 25, was elected to the Virginia House of Burgesses.
* At 31, wrote the widely circulated "Summary View of the Rights of British America" and retired from his law practice.
* At 32, was a Delegate to the Second Continental Congress.
* At 33, wrote the Declaration of Independence.
* At 33, took three years to revise Virginia 's legal code and wrote a Public Education bill and a statute for Religious Freedom.
* At 36, was elected the second Governor of Virginia succeeding Patrick Henry.
* At 40, served in Congress for two years.
* At 41, was the American minister to France and negotiated commercial treaties with European nations along with Ben Franklin and John Adams.
* At 46, served as the first Secretary of State under George Washington.
* At 53, served as Vice President and was elected president of the American Philosophical Society.
* At 55, drafted the Kentucky Resolutions and became the active head of Republican Party.
* At 57, was elected the third president of the United States.
* At 60, obtained the Louisiana Purchase doubling the nation's size.
* At 61, was elected to a second term as President.
* At 65, retired to Monticello..
* At 80, helped President Monroe shape the Monroe Doctrine.
* At 81, almost single-handedly created the University of Virginia and served as its first president.
* At 83, died on the 50th anniversary of the Signing of the Declaration of Independence along with John Adams. Thomas Jefferson knew what he was talking about because he-himself studied the previous failed attempts at government. He understood actual history, the nature of God, his laws and the nature of man. That happens to be way more than what most understand today. Jefferson really knew his stuff.

A voice from the past to lead us in the future:
John F. Kennedy held a dinner in the white House for a group of the brightest minds in the nation at that time. He made this statement: "This is perhaps the assembly of the most intelligence ever to gather at one time in the White House with the exception of when Thomas Jefferson dined alone."

"When we get piled upon one another in large cities, as in Europe, we shall become as corrupt as Europe.", Thomas Jefferson

"The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not.", Thomas Jefferson

"It is incumbent on every generation to pay its own debts as it goes. A principle which if acted on would save one-half the wars of the world.", Thomas Jefferson

"I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them.", Thomas Jefferson

"My reading of history convinces me that most bad government results from too much government.", Thomas Jefferson

"No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms.", Thomas Jefferson

"The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government.", Thomas Jefferson

"The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.", Thomas Jefferson

"To compel a man to subsidize with his taxes the propagation of ideas which he disbelieves and abhors is sinful and tyrannical.", Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson said in 1802:
"I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies.. If the American people ever allow private banks to control the issue of their currency, first by inflation, then by deflation, the banks and corporations that will grow up around the banks will
deprive the people of all property - until their children wake-up homeless on the continent their fathers conquered."

These great facts and sayings about the American Patriot, Thomas Jefferson, is brought to you by the Patriot Nation blog.

Patriot Nation and The Signers of The Declaration Of Independence

Have you ever wondered what happened to the 56 men who signed the Declaration of Independence?

Five signers of the Declaration of Independence were captured by the British as traitors, and tortured before they died.

Twelve had their homes ransacked and burned.

Two of the original signers of the Declaration of Independence lost their sons serving in the Revolutionary Army; another had two sons captured.

Nine of the 56 fought and died from wounds or hardships of the Revolutionary War.

They signed and they pledged their lives, their fortunes, and their sacred honor.

What kind of men were they?

Twenty-four were lawyers and jurists.

Eleven were merchants, nine were farmers and large plantation owners; men of means, well educated, but they signed the Declaration of Independence knowing full well that the penalty would be death if they were captured.

Carter Braxton of Virginia, a wealthy planter and trader, saw his ships swept from the seas by the British Navy. He sold his home and properties to pay his debts, and died in rags.

Thomas McKeam was so hounded by the British that he was forced to move his family almost constantly. He served in the Congress without pay, and his family was kept in hiding. His possessions were taken from him, and poverty was his reward.

Vandals or soldiers looted the properties of Dillery, Hall, Clymer, Walton, Gwinnett, Heyward, Ruttledge, and Middleton.

At the battle of Yorktown, Thomas Nelson, Jr., noted that the British General Cornwallis had taken over the Nelson home for his headquarters. He quietly urged General George Washington to open fire. The home was destroyed, and Nelson died bankrupt.

Francis Lewis had his home and properties destroyed. The enemy jailed his wife, and she died within a few months.

John Hart was driven from his wife's bedside as she was dying. Their 13 children fled for their lives. His fields and his gristmill were laid to waste. For more than a year he lived in forests
and caves, returning home to find his wife dead and his children vanished.

So, take a few minutes while enjoying your 4th of July holiday and silently thank these patriots. It's not much to ask for the price they paid.

Remember: freedom is never free!

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It's time we get the word out that patriotism is NOT a sin, and the Fourth of July has more to it than beer, picnics, and baseball games.


Happy Fourth of July 2009, pass it on to your Patriots....