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SHRED Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-14-10 08:34 AM
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One of my favorite FDR quotes


"The first truth is that the liberty of a democracy is not safe if the people tolerate the growth of private power to a point where it becomes stronger than their democratic state itself. That, in its essence, is fascism -- ownership of government by an individual, by a group, or by any other controlling private power."

~ Franklin D. Roosevelt

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Myrina Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-14-10 08:36 AM
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1. FDR was a dirty hippie socialist.
He wasn't even born in 'Murka! Ever hear his accent? BRITISH, I tell ya.

:freak: :silly: :freak: :silly: :freak: :silly:
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Ishoutandscream2 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-14-10 08:42 AM
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2. And he was one of them thar Jews
I know, because Goebbels and Hitler said so!
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msongs Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-14-10 08:44 AM
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3. he recognized obssessive desire to be bipartisan with republicans as the mistake it is nt
Edited on Thu Oct-14-10 08:44 AM by msongs
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defendandprotect Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-14-10 08:45 AM
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4. Exactly ....
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SHRED Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-14-10 08:57 AM
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5. You have to admit

The powers that be have done a great job in placing capitalism as number one in importance over the Constitution and Democracy.

At least in the minds of the majority in this country of sheep.
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