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Comment on Thomas Jefferson on too much government by Richard Cheatham

Richard Cheatham — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 20:44:13 +0000

Hi Patrick,

I agree with Jefferson that the “progress of society” requires that the parasitic elements be reduced, not expanded or even tolerated. I think it fits in context perfectly.

Best wishes,

Dick

Comment on Thomas Jefferson on too much government by erne lewis

erne lewis — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 17:38:45 +0000

I am enjoying your posts. Patrick. Always worth reading. Always informative.

Comment on Thomas Jefferson on reading novels by Jane Flink

Jane Flink — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 22:57:45 +0000

I quite agree with the President. I have never left that early stage of life where all children inquire, “Is it real, Mommy?” I read some fiction and enjoy it, but the majority of my beloved books are historical or biographical. Thanks for bringing us Mr. Jefferson’s reasoning.

Comment on Thomas Jefferson on messy federal finances by Thomas Jefferson on understanding the federal budget | Thomas Jefferson Leadership

Fri, 06 Jan 2012 16:23:58 +0000

[...] Hamilton’s “accounting” for federal funds. Read a little more about his style of bookkeeping in this previous post. No doubt, Jefferson could not be objective about anything Hamilton. Jefferson saw in the other man [...]

Comment on Thomas Jefferson on the value of history by Randall Reeder

Randall Reeder — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 23:53:58 +0000

Powerful words. Too many Americans, especially young folks, don’t know history. Shucks, they don’t even know the present. They are ignorant of important discussions going on in Washington and state capitals. Too many of them will remain ignorant right up to the time they walk into the voting booth next November (or earlier in the primaries).

Comment on Thomas Jefferson on forcing innovation by Randall Reeder

Randall Reeder — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 17:31:03 +0000

Patrick,
This should be required reading for the folks in Washington. The Health Care issue comes immediately to mind. However, if Republicans manage to take control in 2012, they will probably push through some major issue by a similar slim margin.

Comment on Thomas Jefferson on the futility of arguing by Ann

Ann — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 22:35:00 +0000

How quickly we offer opinion, and how rarely we ask for another’s. What a gracious art to listen to another’s ideas, different than our own, and avoid the impulse to persuade them to adopt our belief. In the other hand, when all parties engage willingly, an energetic discussion of varying prospectives can lead to education where there was ignorance or action where there was apathy. I suppose that’s the difference between argument and debate.

Good food for thought. Thanks Patrick.

Comment on Thomas Jefferson on Jefferson’s mind, Part 1 by Martha

Martha — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 17:01:28 +0000

No explanation here—but that is pretty amazing that he also was learned in those areas as well!

Comment on Thomas Jefferson on interchangeable parts by Bill Conerly

Bill Conerly — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 15:43:37 +0000

We often teach students that interchangeable parts is an “aha” moment. When I heard the Eli Whitney story I thought, I could have figured that out. However, it’s not so simple. The idea is very old. What was needed to make it work was precision in manufacturing. If you cannot make a slot with high precision, then you must customize the tab to fit into the slot you have.

Many other great ideas are kicking around just waiting for the supporting technology to arrive. Facebook, YouTube and smart phones were all based on ideas that had been around for a while but needed supporting technology to arrive. My recommendation to young would-be entrpreneurs: look at improvements in current technology and ask, what new products or services are enabled by this development.

Comment on Thomas Jefferson on interchangeable parts by Randall Reeder

Randall Reeder — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 15:10:10 +0000

And Henry Ford perfected the practice for
automobiles, and added the assembly line.

Thanks for sharing this historic information from 125 years before Ford used it.