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Raven62 — Sat, 08 Jul 2006 15:00:17 GMT

The Founding Fathers knew it would come to this! LOL

THOMAS JEFFERSON, 1743 - July 4, 1826 (3rd President USA 1801-09)

GoldenEgg — Sat, 08 Jul 2006 13:08:12 GMT

"TO PRESERVE OUR INDEPENDENCE, WE MUST NOT LET OUR RULERS LOAD US WITH PERPETUAL DEBT.

IF WE RUN INTO SUCH DEBTS WE (will then) BE TAXED IN OUR MEAT AND OUR DRINK, IN OUR NECESSITIES AND IN OUR COMFORTS, IN OUR LABOR AND IN OUR AMUSEMENTS.

IF WE CAN PREVENT THE GOVERNMENT FROM WASTING THE LABOR OF THE PEOPLE UNDER THE PRETENSE OF CARING FOR THEM, THEY (will) BE HAPPY."

.....he wrote this in the year 1791

Fast forward to the year 2006, I believe this has all come to be. I'll bet if al... [ More ]