What do Jefferson, Pope Francis and Bernie Sanders

[warrprayer]

Have in common?

[mikehiggins]

1. Hey? Who are those guys with Bernie? eom

[warrprayer]

3. Brothers

In spirit

[fourcents]

2. wow! that was great where did it originate?

[warrprayer]

4. I wondered

If there was anything that cross referenced the Pope and Bernie.
A little Google, and there you are!

[merrily]

5. I don't think Jefferson ever said or wrote anything like that.

I know it's commonly attributed to him on the internet, but, as we know, everything we see on the internet is not gospel, so to speak.

https://www.monticello.org/site/research-and-collections/end-democracyquotation

I'm not crazy about comparing Sanders to the Pope or Jefferson, but that is opinion.

[warrprayer]

6. Another source

http://gangsofamerica.com/5.html

[merrily]

7. The source I gave seems fairly authoritative as to Jefferson.

And, it does not just give the quote and Jefferson's name, but traces use of the "quotation."

[warrprayer]

8. My device

Gave me a security warning when I tried to use thaf link

[merrily]

10. Very odd. It's the website of the museum at Monticello, where Jefferson lived.

Neither Mozilla nor my security software hiccoughed.

[JPnoodleman]

9. For all his faults, Jefferson saw the problems and threats of Hamilton commercial America.

Thomas Jefferson valued the idea of the Yoeman farmer and carried a more 'rural piety,' view of America versus Hamiltons financial and business oriented nation.

Obviously Jeffersons view suffered from the inherent problems of the Souths own aristocracy fueled by slavery. Jefferson knew Hamilton's vision would be a disaster, he was just alas blind to his own mistakes with slavery.

[warrprayer]

11. Thanks

For the interesting historic insight!

[mak3cats]

12. K & R! (eom)

[warrprayer]

13. Thanks! n/t