http://www.netvouz.com/populist/tag/thomas?feed=rss populist's bookmarks tagged "thomas" on Netvouz http://www.populistamerica.com/a_look_back_and_ahead_in_an_age_of_neocon_rule_part_iii Imagine what might have been, what was lost, and how the country might be governed today had Jefferson and Madison prevailed. Still they deserve our gratitude for what they accomplished, and wonder how much worse off we'd be now if they hadn't gotten any of the Bill of Rights freedoms in our founding law... populist Fri, 12 Jan 2007 02:08:07 GMT http://www.populistamerica.com/the_spirit_of_tom_paine Paine was profoundly and progressively radical - way ahead of his time and what passes for "Western civilization" and mainstream thought today. He opposed slavery, promoted republicanism, abhored the monarchy, and in many ways was the founder of modern liberalism that Washington and Jefferson called that "liberal experiment, the USA. populist Wed, 10 Jan 2007 05:05:43 GMT