What Smarter People Than Me Had To Say

[ThomWV]

Thomas Jefferson: "I hope we shall crush in its birth the aristocracy of our monied corporations which dare already to challenge our government to a trial by strength, and bid defiance to the laws of our country"

Abraham Lincoln: "Allow the president to invade a neighboring nation, whenever he shall deem it necessary to repel an invasion, and you allow him to do so whenever he may choose to say he deems it necessary for such a purpose - and you allow him to make war at pleasure."

Dwight David Eisenhower: "In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex. The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist."

Lyndon Banes Johnson: "You do not examine legislation in the light of the benefits it will convey if properly administered, but in the light of the wrongs it would do and the harms it would cause if improperly administered."

And one modern Republican for contrast:

Ronald Reagan: " But there are advantages to being elected President. The day after I was elected, I had my high school grades classified Top Secret."

[brer cat]

1. Good food for thought, ThomWV

Thanks for taking the time to post.

edit to add: One of them for sure wasn't smarter than you!
:evilgrin:

[bunkerbuster1]

2. "Smarter than you?" that's like, so elitist!

Bet you order OJ at diners.