While we're on the subject of writings that are frequently decontextualized in order to suit partisan opportunistic gains, many of the "quotes" frequently attributed to Thomas Jefferson - a guy ...

Thomas Jefferson "The care of human life and happiness, and not their destruction, is the first and only object of good government.” Benjamin Franklin "They that give up essential liberty to purchase ...

The Kentucky Republican has, after all, been caught pushing fake quotes from Thomas Jefferson ... is a secular document that created a secular government. Period. Full stop.

“Endow with Thy spirit of wisdom those whom in Thy name we entrust the authority of government ... to Jefferson for years. There is no proof Jefferson ever said it, according to the Thomas ...