Topic: Thomas Jefferson


April 3, 2015

Friday Facts: April 3, 2015

It’s Friday! Quotes of Note “There is a rank due to the United States, among nations, which will be withheld, if not absolutely lost, by the reputation of weakness. If […]

February 6, 2015

Friday Facts: February 6, 2015

It’s Friday! Events February 18: Find out what matters in transportation funding for Georgia at, “Transportation Money Matters,” the Foundation’s February 18 Leadership Breakfast. A panel discussion by Kelly McCutchen […]


October 17, 2014

Friday Facts: October 17, 2014

It’s Friday! Quotes of Note “Bigotry is the disease of ignorance, of morbid minds; enthusiasm of the free and buoyant. Education and free discussion are the antidotes of both.” – […]

March 14, 2014

Friday Facts: March 14, 2014

It’s Friday!  Events  March 26: Join Atlanta Journal-Constitution columnist Kyle Wingfield and Eric Cochling, vice president of Policy Development at the Georgia Center for Opportunity, at the Foundation’s 8 a.m. […]

March 7, 2014

Friday Facts: March 7, 2014

It’s Friday! What they’re saying about the Foundation: Watch Nick Dranias of the Goldwater Institute credit the Foundation for helping educate Georgians about a Balanced Budget Amendment.  Quotes of Note  […]

February 28, 2014

Friday Facts: February 28, 2014

February 28, 2014 It’s Friday! Events  Please join us at the Georgia Public Policy Foundation’s Annual Reception and Dinner on Wednesday, March 5 as we celebrate 23 years of promoting […]

February 7, 2014

Friday Facts: February 7, 2014

It’s Friday! Events  February 26: Tired of Washington’s out-of-control spending? The Foundation’s February 26 Leadership Breakfast focuses on the “The Case for the Compact for a Balanced Budget,” keynoted by Nick […]

January 14, 2014

Checking Up On Health: January 14, 2014

Health Policy News and Views Compiled by Benita M. Dodd Happy New Year! Welcome to the first “Checking Up On Health” of 2014. Health care – policy and innovation – […]

December 6, 2013

Friday Facts: December 6, 2013

It’s Friday! Make your tax-deductible contribution to the Georgia Public Policy Foundation before year’s end so that we can continue to work toward less government interference and greater individual responsibility […]

October 11, 2013

Friday Facts: October 11, 2013

October 11, 2013 It’s Friday! We look forward to seeing you at the Georgia Legislative Policy Forum today! Quotes of Note “Resolved, that the several States composing the United States […]

September 6, 2013

Friday Facts: September 6, 2013

It’s Friday! Quotes of Note “It is wonderful how preposterously the affairs of the world are managed. We assemble parliaments and councils to have the benefit of collected wisdom, but […]

August 23, 2013

Transportation Needs Innovation, Especially in Funding

Three approaches will leverage funding to improve mobility and reduce congestion in metro Atlanta and Georgia. By Benita M. Dodd Money talks, especially at the Georgia General Assembly, where the […]

June 14, 2013

Friday Facts: June 14, 2013

June 14, 2013  It’s Friday!  Today is Flag Day. Do you know the proper way to handle the American Flag? Find out here: hwww.usa-flag-site.org/etiquette.shtml.  Quotes of Note “The Federal government […]

May 10, 2013

Friday Facts: May 10, 2013

May 10, 2013  It’s Friday! The Foundation’s Web site, www.georgiapolicy.org, is up and running again, with a few minor glitches still being worked on. We apologize for any inconvenience; please […]

March 26, 2013

Checking Up On Health: March 26, 2013

  Health Policy News and Views Compiled by Benita M. Dodd  Foundation event: Find out what’s happening around the nation and in Georgia – and what needs to happen – […]

February 22, 2013

Friday Facts: February 22, 2013

It’s Friday! Quotes of Note “We must not let our rulers load us with perpetual debt.” – Thomas Jefferson “Used to the conditions of a capitalistic environment, the average American […]

December 14, 2012

Friday Facts: December 14, 2012

 It’s Friday!  Quotes of Note  “When you can’t afford what you’ve already got, why would you try to buy into more?” – Georgia Governor Nathan Deal, explaining why Georgia will […]

November 16, 2012

Friday Facts: November 16, 2012

It’s Friday! Quotes of Note “If we move in mass, be it ever so circuitously, we shall attain our object; but if we break into squads, everyone pursuing the path […]

November 9, 2012

Friday Facts: November 9, 2012

It’s Friday! Quotes of Note “The most important political office is that of the private citizen.” – Justice Louis D. Brandeis “They are not to do anything they please to […]

August 30, 2012

Friday Facts: August 31, 2012

August 31, 2012 It’s Friday!  Quotes of Note  “I consider the foundation of the Constitution as laid on this ground that “all powers not delegated to the United States, by […]

August 21, 2012

Checking Up On Health

Health Policy Briefs Compiled by Benita M. Dodd “Can markets work in health care?” is the headline of a Forbes magazine article reminding us of a 1974 study that demonstrated […]

April 27, 2012

Friday Facts: April 27th, 2012

It’s Friday!  Events – May 23: Ahead of Georgia’s July 31 regional referendum on a penny transportation sales tax, the Georgia Public Policy Foundation hosts a Leadership Breakfast at 8 a.m. on […]

March 9, 2012

Friday Facts: March 9th, 2012

It’s Friday!   Events – Register now: Seats are filling up fast for the Foundation’s March 22 Leadership Breakfast! Just days before the U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments regarding the constitutionality of the […]

March 2, 2012

Friday Facts, March 2nd, 2012

It’s Friday!   Events – Register now: Seats are filling up fast for the Foundation’s March 22 Leadership Breakfast! Just days before the U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments regarding the constitutionality of the […]

December 16, 2011

Friday Facts: December 16th, 2011

It’s Friday! – This year, the Georgia Public Policy Foundation celebrated 20 years of policy over politics in Georgia. As we move into 2012, we appreciate the crucial contributions of […]

November 18, 2011

Friday Facts: November 18th, 2011

It’s Friday! Events – Register today: John Charles, president and CEO of the Cascade Policy Institute of Oregon, will keynote “Portland: Model or Maverick?” a Foundation Leadership Breakfast at 8 a.m. […]

November 11, 2011

Friday Facts: November 11th, 2011

It’s Friday! - Today is Veterans Day. Remember to thank those who have fought for our freedom:  "The patriot volunteer, fighting for country and his rights, makes the most reliable […]

August 5, 2011

Friday Facts: August 5th, 2011

It’s Friday! Quotations – “To take from one because it is thought that his own industry and that of his father’s has acquired too much, in order to spare to […]
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