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First Speaker

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2. If--when--the time comes, the leaders will be there

Reply to randome (Reply #1)

Mon May 5, 2014, 10:22 AM

May 2014

Who was George Washington, or Jefferson, in 1770? Lincoln in 1855? Robespierre and Danton in 1784? Or Napoleon, for that matter, to use a slightly less encouraging analogy... If the revolution comes, it will produce leaders.

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Lewis Lapham and Thomas Frank Forecast the Next American Revolution [View all] marmar May 2014 OP

Interesting anecdotes about the end of the Beat Generation. randome May 2014 #1

If--when--the time comes, the leaders will be there First Speaker May 2014 #2

You may be right but India needed a Ghandi. I think we could use a similar upheaval. randome May 2014 #3

Agree!!! n/t RKP5637 May 2014 #4

Gandhi might not be the example you were looking for Lurks Often May 2014 #5

I knew I should have taken a quick refresher on that before I posted. But I didn't. randome May 2014 #6

Not a big deal Lurks Often May 2014 #7

Hey there is a guy down on the corner whistler162 May 2014 #8

du rec. xchrom May 2014 #9