> What would Thomas Jefferson and my cousin John Adams say if they were here today? Jefferson: "The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with th

> What would Thomas Jefferson and my cousin John Adams say if they were here today? Jefferson: "The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants." (John) Adams: "Democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts and murders itself. There was never a democracy that did not commit suicide." So they'd expect us to have "upgraded" by the 200-something year mark?