I know it's getting late in the day, but Happy Birthday, nevertheless to our Third President. He reminded us that freedom of speech "cannot be limited without being lost."
Let's remember some more thoughts of Jefferson's as his birthday celebration winds down:
"Educate and inform the whole mass of the people...They are the only sure reliance for the preservation of our liberty."
"All tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for people of good conscience to remain silent."
"I have sworn upon the altar of God, eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man."
Those are excellent observations that all of us should remain mindful of.
On or around his birthday, the Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression gives out the "Muzzles" to those who have tried to stifle free expression. Go here - or use the link in the side bar - to read about the 2005 Muzzle awardees. I found the story of the high school valedictorian who stood up for her right to free speech against the school who earned a Muzzle very inspiring.
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