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It’s Friday! So it’s Favorite Founder’s Quote Friday! It seems I’ve been posting a lot of Benjamin Franklin this month… not really intentional; I have just found so many good things he had to say for our topic this month (liberty).
I think this quote is very appropriate, in light of the government bailout of the gamblers on Wall Street. What a disgrace to our great nation to coddle the bankers and investors on the backs of the working people of America.
“The ordaining of laws in favor of one part of the nation, to the prejudice and oppression of another, is certainly the most erroneous and mistaken policy. An equal dispensation of protection, rights, privileges, and advantages, is what every part is entitled to, and ought to enjoy.” Benjamin Franklin (Emblematical Representations, Circa 1774)
I think Franklin’s quote speaks for itself about this matter. As for the United States, it is apparent that our government is quickly abandoning the free-market ideology and embracing a more fascist, socialist system run by an oligarchy. God help us.
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September 19th, 2008 at 11:57 am
sometimes I think we are beyond help, jump in the hand basket with the rest of us, we have a little trip to take.
September 19th, 2008 at 1:18 pm
How very appropriate, Mrs. M. - except they don’t even bother changing the laws any more. They just ignore them. Wouldn’t that make it anarchy? Maybe we could get together and do a citizen’s arrest?
September 19th, 2008 at 3:55 pm
This is a great quote. Thanks for sharing, and participating in FFQF today! And no, I don’t mind another one from Franklin! It helps me catch up on his stuff.
I agree with Jean.
I’m ready most any day you are! 