"Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote!" -- Benjamin Franklin –

"Suppose you were an idiot and suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself."
Mark Twain

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Originally posted by Jim M.:
"Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote!" -- Benjamin Franklin –

"Suppose you were an idiot and suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself."
Mark Twain

The Second Amendment: Established 1789-1790; Under Seige since 1934

quote:

Originally posted by Jim M.:

quote:

Originally posted by Jim M.:
"Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote!" -- Benjamin Franklin –

"Suppose you were an idiot and suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself."
Mark Twain

The Second Amendment: Established 1789-1790; Under Seige since 1934

"The greatest danger to American freedom is a government that ignores the Constitution."
- Thomas Jefferson

quote:

Originally posted by Jim M.:

quote:

Originally posted by Jim M.:

quote:

Originally posted by Jim M.:
"Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote!" -- Benjamin Franklin –

"Suppose you were an idiot and suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself."
Mark Twain

The Second Amendment: Established 1789-1790; Under Seige since 1934

"The greatest danger to American freedom is a government that ignores the Constitution."
- Thomas Jefferson

"The worst wheel of the cart makes the most noise." - Benjamin Franklin

quote:

Originally posted by Jim M.:

quote:

Originally posted by Jim M.:

quote:

Originally posted by Jim M.:

quote:

Originally posted by Jim M.:
"Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote!" -- Benjamin Franklin –

"Suppose you were an idiot and suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself."
Mark Twain

The Second Amendment: Established 1789-1790; Under Seige since 1934

"The greatest danger to American freedom is a government that ignores the Constitution."
- Thomas Jefferson

"The worst wheel of the cart makes the most noise." - Benjamin Franklin

Thomas Jefferson Quotations:
1) "The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government."
2) "To compel a man to subsidize with his taxes the propagation of ideas which he disbelieves and abhors is sinful and tyrannical."
3) "My reading of history convinces me that most bad government results from too much government."

As to Franklin,"Make yourselves sheep + the wolves will eat you."As to Twain,"Sammy (obama) was born ignorant and has been losing ground ever since."Let us not forget our own favorite,Will Rogers." I never met a man I did'nt like;but then I've never been to congress."....Come on guys,lets have some more.

I guess the title 'Fanklin & Twain' is somewhat humorous.
Otherwise, I do not see the humor in this thread. OK, maybe Twain, but not really.
I believe one of the reasons my country is in such a mess is that we have not followed the teachings of Jefferson and Franklin.
NOT funny.

Texas Killartist (with some trepidity, given your nom de forum), I disagree.

Franklin, to the Continental Congress, prior to the adoption of the Declaration of Independence, in 1776:

"Gentlemen, we must all hang together, or we shall surely hang separately."

Twain, apropos of now and forever:

"Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it."