The Disease

"Bigotry is the disease of ignorance." -Thomas Jefferson

Transfer of Power

"Aristocrats fear the people, and wish to transfer all power to the higher classes of society."  -Thomas Jefferson

The End of Democracy

"The end of democracy and the defeat of the American revolution will occur when government falls into the hands of the lending institutions and moneyed incorporations"  -Thomas Jefferson
 

Leaving the People in Ignorance

“The tax which will be paid for the purpose of education is not more than the thousandth part of what will be paid to the kings, priests and nobles who will rise up among us if we leave the people in ignorance.”  -Thomas Jefferson
 

Control of Our Currency

"If the American people ever allow private banks to control the issue of their currency, first by inflation, then by deflation, the banks and corporations that will grow up around them will deprive the people of all property until their children wake up homeless"  -Thomas Jefferson
 

Endangered Liberties

 

 “I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies.”  -Thomas Jefferson

 

Preying on the Poor

“Experience demands that man is the only animal which devours his own kind, for I can apply no milder term to the general prey of the rich on the poor.”  -Thomas Jefferson