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housewolf Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-27-05 11:31 PM
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"A little patience, and we shall see the reign of witches pass over"
"A little patience, and we shall see the reign of witches pass over, their spells dissolve, and the people, recovering their true sight, restore their government to its true principles.

In the meantime we are suffering deeply in spirit, and incurring the horrors of a war and long oppressions of enormous public debt. If the game runs sometimes against us at home we must have patience until luck turns, and then we shall have an opportunity of winning back the principles we have lost, for this is a game where principles are at stake."

–Thomas Jefferson
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jhain Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-27-05 11:35 PM
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1. my patience is waning...
I have repeated this quote to myself a million times sine Elizabeth Edwards left it her eon Du.
But.... how bad will it get???????????
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housewolf Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-28-05 12:28 AM
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8. I don't know
But the quote offered me some hope for the future, and that is what I wanted to share by posting it. Hope is something of a scarcity these days.
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snacker Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-27-05 11:37 PM
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2. Reminds me of this Gandhi quote also:
"When I despair, I remember that all through history the way of truth and love has always won. There have been tyrants and murderers and for a time they see invincible but in the end, they always fall---think of it, ALWAYS."
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lovuian Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-27-05 11:39 PM
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3. I agree with Ghandhi Evil in the long run is weak!!!
We are looking at Hard Times!!!
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shadowknows69 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-27-05 11:41 PM
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4. Evil is weak
but evil with lots of nuclear weapons is weak and deadly
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housewolf Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-28-05 12:27 AM
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7. Oh Thanks!
That is wonderful.

I keep needing these quotes that help me find some hope. This is a good one. I think I'll save it for future reference.
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ailsagirl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-27-05 11:56 PM
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5. Kudos to Jefferson
I remember this quote-- and many, many more like it (from him and others). It tells me that oppression is nothing new. But people fight it, by God, and dictators do topple. I will never give in to those bastards. Ever.
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housewolf Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-28-05 12:31 AM
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9. Commitment & Purpose
Your strength of commitment is laudable and the light of your purpose shines brightly. Thank you for helping us see a way through the darkness.
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Liberty Belle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-27-05 11:57 PM
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6. Elizabeth Edwards posted that quote here after the election.
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housewolf Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-28-05 12:34 AM
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10. Elizabeth Edwards
Thank you for letting me know that. It was right after the election that I settled into DU so I missed her posts. I am proud to invoke her leadership tonight with the quote. I often think of her and wonder how she is getting along.
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Liberty Belle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-28-05 01:40 AM
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12. She posted here to thank everyone for their good wishes.
I hope her recovery is going well.
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Fiendish Thingy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-28-05 01:00 AM
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11. This quote is framed and hanging in my kitchen n/t
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Skittles Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-28-05 01:48 AM
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13. no, I don't think we will
THEY ARE STEALING ELECTIONS. THE MEDIA IS BOUGHT AND PAID FOR.
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AlienGirl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-28-05 01:52 AM
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14. How long was the Dark Ages, anyway?
More and more, I think we are entering a new Dark Ages. I no longer have faith that it's just the current crop of politicians that are bad; I think this era is rotten at the core, and the candles lit by the Enlightenment are doomed to be snuffed by the Theocracy.

In a few hundred years, maybe people will start to pick up the pieces.

Maybe.

Tucker
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ConsAreLiars Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-28-05 02:11 AM
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15. This is the poem I turn to
From http://motherbird.com/hochi.html

Ho Chi Minh
Poems From Prison - Translated by Kenneth Rexroth

GOOD DAYS COMING

Everything changes, the wheel
of the law turns without pause.

After the rain, good weather.

In the wink of an eye

The universe throws off
its muddy cloths.

For ten thousand miles
the landscape

Spreads out like
a beautiful brocade.

Gentle sunshine.
Light breezes. Smiling flowers,

Hang in the trees, amongst the
sparkling leaves,

All the birds sing at once.

Men and animals rise up reborn.

What could be more natural?

After sorrow comes happiness.
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