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...wrote. "...that man who never looks into a newspaper is better informed than he who reads them: inasmuch as he knows nothing is nearer to the truth than he whose mind is filled with falsehood and errors." This was no run-of-the-mill vice president, but Thomas Jefferson, better known and more often remembered for his stated preference for newspapers without government over government without newspapers...
...have come through times of turmoil before," he said. "We haven't lost faith in our nation or our future. We still hold dear the basic principles of Washington, Jefferson, and Lincoln. And despite our troubles, we have inherited the greatest most durable, and most nearly perfect form of government in the world...
With few exceptions, the long line of Presidents right up to Truman took their job with a remarkable purity of purpose, sublimating their other appetites and seeking gratification from their service to the nation. Men like Thomas Jefferson appreciated what money could do, but they designed the presidency to protect it from the corruptive influence of wealth, and their years of service were marked by a modesty that they felt important to democracy...
Incompetence persisted. As state auditor, Bond found that the books for the county encompassing the capital of Jefferson City had not been audited for 23 years. The department of revenue had failed to collect at least $6 million in unpaid taxes because it had not bothered to pursue tax dodgers. Of the 125 members of the state auditing staff, only ten had college degrees and only one was a certified public accountant. The legislative liaison officer at the department of community affairs was, curiously, a bartender...
Music notes. Local favorite Tom Rush plays The Performance Center this week through Saturday, March 23, 8 and 10:30 p.m.... Grace Slick and Paul Kantner steer the Jefferson Starship into the Music Hall Wednesday, March 27 at 8 p.m.... Brandeis presents a mixture of glittery soul and local boogie when lke and Tina Turner meet the Chris Rhodes Band on Saturday, March 23 at Shapiro Gym, Brandeis University, at 8 p.m. Call 661-3877 for info.... The legendary Preservation Hall Jazz Band moves to Symphony Hall this Friday, March...