Favorite Founder’s Quote Friday: Ben Franklin
August 15, 2008 by Mrs. Mecomber
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It’s my first time participating in a Friday meme from Meet the Founders. It’s fun! America’s founding fathers always had great things to say, so I will thoroughly enjoy this meme. Here’s mine for today:
“When the people find they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic.” — Benjamin Franklin
Now that’s food for thought in today’s world….
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Hercules Mulligan on Fri, 15th Aug 2008 3:56 pm
Thanks for joining my meme, Mrs. Mecomber! I linked to this post on mine.
Great quote! Maybe Congress and all the people who keep electing them ought to consider that. Or better yet, maybe they should actually start caring for the republic rather than themselves.