Founding Father Quote of the Day - January 21 (#2)
"How strangely will the Tools of a Tyrant pervert the plain Meaning of Words!" - Samuel Adams, January 21, 1776.
"How strangely will the Tools of a Tyrant pervert the plain Meaning of Words!" - Samuel Adams, January 21, 1776.
Wow! How appropriate a quote in the dark days of fake news and political and Orwellian doublespeak. The longer that I live the more I wonder if the Founding Fathers were some type of time travelers. Or, they simply had the dastardly and predictable doings of a long line of previous tyrants to draw from. Either way, it is genius, plain and simple.
I agree completely! Time and time again, their prescience is remarkable.
I look forward to more of your quotes. Are you a constitutional scholar?
Thank you! The plan is to have at least 1-2 daily. Most days I could do more, but I'd like to save some so as not to repeat next year.
I am not. I'm just a nerd who "collects" Founding Father quotes as a hobby. I identify closely with this one - "But I stand on the general principles of freedom, whereon I dare to meet any one." - George Mason, June 14, 1788.
I tend to favor quotes by Jefferson, largely because I was able to find several about gardening, farming, and food. I am curious - have you ever discovered any directly related to hunting or fishing?
I don't really have any to speak of, I think mostly due to a combination of the fact that neither are particular interests of mine, and that the ones I've seen were largely too mundane to be of much interest. Here's what I've got:
Actually, they are just the kind of thing that I have been looking for, and Jefferson and Washington to boot. Fantastic, and thank you so much.
No problem! Let me know if you ever have any more requests! These are all from my category on anything gun-related.