I absolutely,positively, 100% agree with this this statement byThomas Jefferson.

I would like to know of what Thomas Jefferson was referring to when he made that statement.

A responsible and loving adult must be raised as such from childhood with an emphasis on caring, compassion and tolerance for indifference for his fellow humans. THAT should be mandatory in ALL Parenting! I agree that Maturity and Personal Responsibility should be prerequisites to having a child. Amen.

I believe I see the point this writer was trying to make. Ithink we should all read this quote again and think of the upbringing Adolf Hitler had, for instance. Or Napolean Bonapart. Or Mussolini. Fill in the blank.

I believe there is some truth to this statement. H.L.Mencken was a great writer.He has other quotes that I am fond of,also.

Interesting.There appears to be more to this quote than I understand, though which is fine.

That would be a government of the people,by the people and for the people.I like that idea.

I disagree with the 1st sentence of this quote.That particular sentence does not apply to me nor do I think it applies to everyone else.Now,I do agree with the second sentence of this quote.

I agree with ths quote.

That is an absolute truth.

That sounds nice but I don't agree with this statement.The freedom of a convicted criminal guilty or not) in prison can not be equal,in any way,to the freedom of a self sufficient/retired millionaire,the captain of his life's yact,cruising the waters of life.

Individuality....the root of everything good? I don't know aboutthat.I don't think individuality is the root of everything good. LOVE IS THE ROOT OF EVERYTHING GOOD.

yes

Nicely put.

Yes! Amen! Thank you, Thomas. He is a man of whose ideals every freedom loving American should aspire towards. Pray for his dying Republic.

That's a cute statement. True to a point but, in my eyes, the price of these liberties is the blood spilled to ensure that they remain.

I admire Thomas Paine for the role he took in the earliest days of our nation and I admire alot of his writings but I disagree with this quote (if in fact it is a quote of his).I believe I can see how this statement might have formed but this statement is false in my eyes.I am a Christian and Christianity began with Jesus.Maybe,over the past 2,000 years,man has transformed and perverted (with money) the mission of this Church but Christianity in it's purest form is a way of life.A religion of brotherhood and compassion towards all humanity.That is the Christianity I endeavor to live and believe in.

Absolutly!

I Absolutly Agree!

I agree.

Another true statement.

All I can say about this quote is "That's True".

All I can say about this quote is......yeah.In other words,yes.

I don't believe that religions are illogical. Primative? If that means that some religions are centuries old, well I guess that's true in that context. Religions are a form of ignorance? I don't see how that might be. Now,the second part of this quote: "There is nothing as ridiculous and tragic as a religious government." Well,I guess politics and religion are not supposed to mix but the US Constitution and Bill of Rights were written by our Founding Fathers who incorporated their beliefs of God given rights for all humans. I guess I don't understand the second sentence of this quote.

True