Karen, I repent and promise never, ever,ever to favorably mention that nasty old slave owner Jefferson again. I don’t want the New York Times and Cathy Young to think I believe in radical notions like people receive unalienable rights from their creator, and thus may secede from a government that violates those rights. After all, decent people know that rights come from the state, therefore citizens should not complain when the state restricts their rights. The state giveth and the state taketh away, blessed be the state.*

* Straussians make allowances for W talking about liberty being the creators’ gifts since he has to talk that way to con the rubes into supporting perpetual war and slavery for perpetual peace and freedom.