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Originally posted by kstarnes
I am sorry for you, especially today, that you not only lack the understanding of the intent of the Founding Fathers of America, but also appear to lack the desire to understand what all of these great men were thinking over 200 years ago.
Here you can read exactly what TJ wrote, in his own words:
http://www.gutenberg.org/browse/authors/j#a1638
It is you, sir, who is painting this Country as something that it is clearly not, nor was ever intended to be.
Best,
Kurt
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Last I checked the Puritans settled this country seeking religious freedom.
The first successful English colony was founded at Jamestown, Virginia, in 1607. A few years later, English Puritans came to America to escape religious persecution for their opposition to the Church of England. In 1620, the Puritans founded Plymouth Colony in what later became Massachusetts. Plymouth was the second permanent British settlement in North America and the first in New England.
http://usinfo.state.gov/usa/infousa/facts/factover/ch3.htm