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TriTorch's avatar

Agree, but let's defend the Republic given to us by our forefather's instead. There is a key difference between one and the other.

At the close of the Constitutional Convention on September 17, 1787, as Ben Franklin left the hall in Philadelphia, he was asked, “What kind of government have you given us, Dr. Franklin?” He replied: "A republic, if you can keep it."

Can we keep it? Yes. Will we? That is the question.

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Kate Decker's avatar

Benjamin Franklin also said: "We must hang together, gentlemen, or assuredly we shall all hang separately." :-)

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TriTorch's avatar

Indeed.

“We must learn to live together as brothers, or we will perish together as fools” -MLK Jr.

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Kate Decker's avatar

Great MLK response -- I had not known of it. Thanks.

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WJB Motown's avatar

YES......All podcasters need to work together at this critical time........This is not 1776........muskets have been replaced with AR-15s.........feather pens with mobile phones.......MTN is our base........For final victory over the Orange menace a massive coalition is crucial.

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Janice Darling's avatar

Franklin also said “Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy snd wise”. Someone ought to remind our Prez to do that so that he will start acting a little wiser. And it is a caution for all of you working so hard out there at this time. To investigate and report on the current state of affairs. Take care of yourselves!!

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TriTorch's avatar

Alas, he strikes me as someone who leans more toward this version:

"Early to bed early to rise, until you make enough money, to do otherwise." -Trump (probably)

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