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...This idea, that politics is more heat than light, is a very old idea in America. George Washington loathed the idea of political parties. The founders had the idea that the citizenry, if left alone, would minister to itself. "The government that governs best governs least," wrote Thomas Jefferson. And that was because people, if left to their own devices, didn't need a whole lot of managing...
...after 12:30 p.m. Saturday after unspooling Powell's résumée with evident satisfaction, "is an American hero, an American example, and a great American story. It's a great day when a son of the South Bronx succeeds to the office first held by Thomas Jefferson...
...Gore had quoted Lincoln; Bush quoted Jefferson. "The steady character of our countrymen is a rock to which we may safely moor... Unequivocal in principle, reasonable in manner, we shall be able I hope to do a great deal of good to the cause of freedom and harmony." As does Bush hope - that is obvious...
...Edie Adams B Jamie Lee Curtis C Harry Houdini D Thomas Jefferson E Hedy Lamarr F Abraham Lincoln G Zeppo Marx H Paul Revere I Lillian Russell J Mark Twain...
When Nader hears this kind of thing, he starts rattling off such names as Rosa Parks and Thomas Jefferson. What's happened to dissent in this country? he wonders. The issue, he says, is that neither Bush nor Gore will run Washington. "The decisions in this town are made by the Chamber of Commerce, the National Association of Manufacturers, 22,000 corporate lobbyists and 9,000 PACs who have their grip on every department in government. Who do you think is the most powerful force on the auto-safety agency? It's the auto companies. Food and drug, aviation...