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Originally posted by sultan:
wasnt there a quote from the founding fathers to the effect that it is one's duty to question their government?
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"Dissent is the highest form of patriotism."
- President Thomas Jefferson
"It is the duty of the patriot to protect his country from the government.
- Thomas Paine
"If ever time should come, when vain and aspiring men shall possess the highest seats in government, our country will stand in need of its experienced patriots to prevent its ruin."
- Samuel Adams
"Patriotism means to stand by the country. It does not mean to stand by the President."
- President Theodore Roosevelt