With the Fourth of July weekend approaching, it seemed an appropriate time to take a look at some quotes by one of America’s most celebrated presidents, Thomas Jefferson.  The nation’s third president seemed to have an uncanny glimpse at the future.  Take a look…

 

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   

 

Any future U.S. president who spends his days writing speeches for the masses rather than actual governing, will be perceived as pompous and aloof.  Americans don’t want empty words from their president, they want action and results.

Thomas Jefferson

 

Someday there will be an actor, a short actor, no more than 5’3”, who will have big teeth and nice hair, and he will be a popular actor among the masses, but one day he will start jumping on couches and talk of worshipping aliens from another planet, and his popularity will sink like Aaron Burr’s after his duel with Hamilton.

Thomas Jefferson

 

In the future I see Americans being able to communicate with one another with something called an internet.  Some future American vice-president will claim that he invented this internet.  This vice-president will be perceived as an arrogant jackass.  Anyhoo, this internet will be seen as a godsend until another jackass invents something called Facebook which will bring down Americans’ work production level as well as their I.Q.

Thomas Jefferson

 

I see many angry people in our beloved city of Philadelphia.  They will be angry at a very fat man and an aloof athlete.  These two individuals will have something to do with a sport Americans will call “football”…even though the rest of the world will call another sport “football” and we’ll call it soccer…don’t ask.  Anyways, back to my prediction…these angry Philadelphians will be very upset at the aloof athlete and fat man because they will play many many games of this “football” and they won’t win any championships…but the fat man and aloof athlete will act like they’re the greatest thing since the internet and won’t understand that all the Philadelphians want is a friggin’ championship!  Or better yet, how about an athlete who knows how to throw a friggin’ football to his friggin’ wide receivers??  Is that too much to ask?  But I see things getting better once the fat man trades the aloof athlete to Washington.  No, really.  To Washington?  Within your own division?  Are you kidding me??

Thomas Jefferson

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