Ben Franklin Quote - Democratic Underground

texastoast

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Thu Aug-14-03 02:17 PM
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Ben Franklin Quote

"Mad Kings and mad bulls, are not to be held by treaties and packthread."

'Nuff said about how this mad king has strayed from our Founding Fathers' wisdom.

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sangha

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Thu Aug-14-03 02:20 PM
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1. Ben also believed

that income above what was needed to live comfortably was the result of the community, and therefor could be taxed as heavily as the community wanted to

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texastoast

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Thu Aug-14-03 02:24 PM
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2. Tell it to Enron

Close those offshore loopholes for the way-too-rich corporate thieves!!

:nopity:

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WhoCountsTheVotes

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Thu Aug-14-03 02:38 PM
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3. kick for a great Ben Franklin idea

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drdigi420

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Thu Aug-14-03 02:40 PM
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4. He also said:

"Any man willing to give up any part of his liberty in order to obtain a false sense of safety deserves neither"

(not the exact quote, but the meaning is there)

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