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rndmprsn Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-14-06 11:52 AM
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Words from the founding fathers RE NSA and IRAQ.


"Those that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."

- Ben Franklin




"If Tyranny and Oppression come to this land, it will be in the guise of fighting a foreign enemy"

- James Madison
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MannyGoldstein Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-14-06 12:01 PM
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1. Guidance from Dr. Franklin
At the close of the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia on September 18, 1787, a woman approached Benjamin Franklin:

"Well, Doctor, what have we got? A republic or a monarchy?"

"A Republic", responded Franklin " - if you can keep it".

I hope that we can do Dr. Franklin proud.
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