Wednesday, January 07, 2009
Like I said.......
The Patriot Post
Founders' Quote Daily
....Ben Franklin was at least a liberal if not a socialist
Founders' Quote Daily
"Finally, there seem to be but three Ways for a Nation to acquire Wealth. The first is by War as the Romans did in plundering their conquered Neighbours. This is Robbery. The second by Commerce which is generally Cheating. [emphasis mine, bk] The third by Agriculture the only honest Way; wherein Man receives a real Increase of the Seed thrown into the Ground, in a kind of continual Miracle wrought by the Hand of God in his favour, as a Reward for his innocent Life, and virtuous Industry."
-- Benjamin Franklin (Positions to be Examined, 4 April 1769)
....Ben Franklin was at least a liberal if not a socialist
// posted by Bill @ 9:14 AM 
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Agriculture was the respectable way of making a living to the founders. A nation of gentleman farmers. Fortunately the US Constitution does not seem to have been biased against business or commerce. Not originally anyway.
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