...exist here in a greater degree than anywhere else. To William H. Crawford, Monticello, June 20, 1816 The true foundation of republican government is the...see if it hangs directly on the will of the people. To Samuel Kercheval, Monticello, July 12, 1816 Some men look at constitutions with sanctimonious reverence,...

...destroy the fundamental meaning of private property ownership. As Thomas Jefferson observed in 1816: "The true foundation of republican government is the...his person and property and in their management." Private property ownership underlies the opening of the West to settlement in the last century. Responsible...

...great body of society, not from . . . a favored class of it." They cited Thomas Jefferson as claiming: "The true foundation of republican government is the...right of every citizen in his person and property," adding that Jefferson had referred to slaves as "citizens." They pointed out that Patrick Henry, at...

...guarantee to everyone of a free exercise of its industry and the fruits acquired by it. He also stated that the true foundation of republican government is the...in his person and property and in their management. As Thomas Jefferson understood, although some politicians at the local level have forgotten, nothing...

...exist." — John Adams "No freedom is secure if your property rights are not secure."— Neal Boortz "The true foundation of republican government is the...his person and property and in their management."— Thomas Jefferson to Samuel Kercheval, 1816. "The moment the idea is admitted into society that Property...

...more convulsive their schisms."4"" The more often representatives are elected, the purer the republic. "The true foundation of republican government is the...his person and property, and in their management"; self-government works because no one will guard your rights more faithfully and knowledgeably than...

...Calvinist. I am not. I am of a sect by myself, as far as I know. To Ezra Stiles, Monticello, June 25, 1819 The true foundation of republican government is the equal right of every citizen in his person & property, & in their management. To Samuel Kercheval, Monticello, July 12, 1816 Reputation A determination...

...proscribed. In his own words, "The mass of the citizens is the safest depository of their own rights. . . the true foundation of republican government is the equal right of every citizen."] Jefferson hoped to enshrine legitimacy of democratic procedures by copying the divine right of kings....

...enterprise "offers the greatest opportunity for man to become what God intended."26 Thomas Jefferson taught, "The true foundation of republican government is the...his person and property, and in their management. . . Our interest [is] to throw open the doors of commerce, and to knock off all its shackles, giving...

...was that wealth dominated the legislature and, assembly was too homogenous. According to Jefferson, the "true foundation of Republican Government is the...citizen, in his person and property, and in their management."44 His understanding of who should have the right to vote for the lower house was broad...