MOS, so to clarify what you're saying is that Thomas Jefferson's quote was taken out of context because another man said so?

Also, Thomas Paine would be proud of the scientific discoveries of the 1700s when they have led to discoveries which has brought man to the moon, genetically alter fruits and vegetables, clone animals, allowed for human beings to live past 100 years old, nullify many of the diseases that once plagued society, brought the instruments that made the computer that you are typing on and the internet to which we are communicating with one another?