Wisdom / Thought for the Day

[Jimbeaux]

I heard this yesterday and, for no real reason, just felt like sharing it:

"A country strong enough to give you everything you want is strong enough to take away everything you have" - Thomas Jefferson

Amazing how the founding fathers' wisdom is still applicable today.

Edited by Jimbeaux on Monday 3rd November 15:52

[BigLepton]

Jimbeaux said:

Amazing how the founding fathers' wisdom is still applicable today.

Well, they were pretty much all Englishmen. . . . . . . .

[Jimbeaux]

BigLepton said:

Jimbeaux said:

Amazing how the founding fathers' wisdom is still applicable today.

Well, they were pretty much all Englishmen. . . . . . . .

True that. It is a shame ya'll ran them all off

Edited by Jimbeaux on Monday 3rd November 16:00

[hugoagogo]

surely any tinpot 3rd world country can take away everything you have?

[Jimbeaux]

hugoagogo said:

surely any tinpot 3rd world country can take away everything you have?

That is because most of those type countries have the strongest dictatatorial governments.

[Swilly]

hugoagogo said:

surely any tinpot 3rd world country can take away everything you have?

Yeah, roll on Rwandan Tanks down Whitehall !!

[Jimbeaux]

Swilly said:

hugoagogo said:

surely any tinpot 3rd world country can take away everything you have?

Yeah, roll on Rwandan Tanks down Whitehall !!

Aren't their tanks stuck on the pirated ship....or is that Kenyen?

[BigLepton]

Jimbeaux said:

BigLepton said:

Jimbeaux said:

Amazing how the founding fathers' wisdom is still applicable today.

Well, they were pretty much all Englishmen. . . . . . . .

True that. It is a shame ya'll ran them all off

Edited by Jimbeaux on Monday 3rd November 16:00

We didn't, they went voluntarily to colonise and then got greedy for power.

[Jimbeaux]

BigLepton said:

Jimbeaux said:

BigLepton said:

Jimbeaux said:

Amazing how the founding fathers' wisdom is still applicable today.

Well, they were pretty much all Englishmen. . . . . . . .

True that. It is a shame ya'll ran them all off

Edited by Jimbeaux on Monday 3rd November 16:00

We didn't, they went voluntarily to colonise and then got greedy for power.

Oh, now there are some sour grapes! However, to be technical, Jefferson was born in Shadwell Virginia, not the UK.

Edited by Jimbeaux on Monday 3rd November 16:35

[BigLepton]

Jimbeaux said:

BigLepton said:

Jimbeaux said:

BigLepton said:

Jimbeaux said:

Amazing how the founding fathers' wisdom is still applicable today.

Well, they were pretty much all Englishmen. . . . . . . .

True that. It is a shame ya'll ran them all off

Edited by Jimbeaux on Monday 3rd November 16:00

We didn't, they went voluntarily to colonise and then got greedy for power.

Oh, now there are some sour grapes! However, to be technical, Jefferson was born in Shadwell Virginia, not the UK.

Edited by Jimbeaux on Monday 3rd November 16:35

No sour grapes, just in England we learn history and in the US you learn glory-laden, sentimental, mythological propaganda about the US designed to unite your disparate population under one flag, irrespective of the truth!

To paraphrase Arthur Wellesley, just because a dog is born in a stable, it doesn't make it a horse. Jefferson was born an Englishman and considered himself thus right up until he and his cohorts decided turning traitor on their own people was a fair price to pay for power.

[Simpo Two]

BigLepton said:

No sour grapes, just in England we learn history and in the US you learn glory-laden, sentimental, mythological propaganda about the US designed to unite your disparate population under one flag, irrespective of the truth!

Never mind, when Obama gets in America will become inward-looking highly-taxed depressed apologists - just like us

[Jimbeaux]

BigLepton said:

Jimbeaux said:

BigLepton said:

Jimbeaux said:

BigLepton said:

Jimbeaux said:

Amazing how the founding fathers' wisdom is still applicable today.

Well, they were pretty much all Englishmen. . . . . . . .

True that. It is a shame ya'll ran them all off

Edited by Jimbeaux on Monday 3rd November 16:00

We didn't, they went voluntarily to colonise and then got greedy for power.

Oh, now there are some sour grapes! However, to be technical, Jefferson was born in Shadwell Virginia, not the UK.

Edited by Jimbeaux on Monday 3rd November 16:35

No sour grapes, just in England we learn history and in the US you learn glory-laden, sentimental, mythological propaganda about the US designed to unite your disparate population under one flag, irrespective of the truth!

To paraphrase Arthur Wellesley, just because a dog is born in a stable, it doesn't make it a horse. Jefferson was born an Englishman and considered himself thus right up until he and his cohorts decided turning traitor on their own people was a fair price to pay for power.

[Jimbeaux]

Simpo Two said:

BigLepton said:

No sour grapes, just in England we learn history and in the US you learn glory-laden, sentimental, mythological propaganda about the US designed to unite your disparate population under one flag, irrespective of the truth!

Never mind, when Obama gets in America will become inward-looking highly-taxed depressed apologists - just like us

I am afraid you are correct. Hopefully, it will be something we can cure in four years.

[SS HSV]

Jimbeaux said:

Simpo Two said:

BigLepton said:

No sour grapes, just in England we learn history and in the US you learn glory-laden, sentimental, mythological propaganda about the US designed to unite your disparate population under one flag, irrespective of the truth!

Never mind, when Obama gets in America will become inward-looking highly-taxed depressed apologists - just like us

I am afraid you are correct. Hopefully, it will be something we can cure in four years.

Oh? You've booked the assassin?

[BigLepton]

Jimbeaux said:

Simpo Two said:

BigLepton said:

No sour grapes, just in England we learn history and in the US you learn glory-laden, sentimental, mythological propaganda about the US designed to unite your disparate population under one flag, irrespective of the truth!

Never mind, when Obama gets in America will become inward-looking highly-taxed depressed apologists - just like us

I am afraid you are correct. Hopefully, it will be something we can cure in four years.

On the bright side though, electing McCain might have been better for the US, but I think an Obama victory will be better for the UK as it will make the US less competitive just as we replace our lame-duck pseudo-socialists. Always a silver lining!

[Jimbeaux]

SS HSV said:

Jimbeaux said:

Simpo Two said:

BigLepton said:

No sour grapes, just in England we learn history and in the US you learn glory-laden, sentimental, mythological propaganda about the US designed to unite your disparate population under one flag, irrespective of the truth!

Never mind, when Obama gets in America will become inward-looking highly-taxed depressed apologists - just like us

I am afraid you are correct. Hopefully, it will be something we can cure in four years.

Oh? You've booked the assassin?

Umm, no. Four years is the length of a Presidential term.

[Jimbeaux]

BigLepton said:

Jimbeaux said:

Simpo Two said:

BigLepton said:

No sour grapes, just in England we learn history and in the US you learn glory-laden, sentimental, mythological propaganda about the US designed to unite your disparate population under one flag, irrespective of the truth!

Never mind, when Obama gets in America will become inward-looking highly-taxed depressed apologists - just like us

I am afraid you are correct. Hopefully, it will be something we can cure in four years.

On the bright side though, electing McCain might have been better for the US, but I think an Obama victory will be better for the UK as it will make the US less competitive just as we replace our lame-duck pseudo-socialists. Always a silver lining!

Probably spot on. As PH logic goes, you will elect what you don't want us to have and we will elect what you all are going to toss out.

[Simpo Two]

'The Labour Government committed themselves to increased expenditure and the unemployment figures rose alarmingly. A loss of confidence in sterling caused a summer crisis...'

The Conservatives get back in with 521 seats. Labour get 52.




Unfortunately that was 1931...

[MrVelox]

BigLepton said:

Jimbeaux said:

BigLepton said:

Jimbeaux said:

BigLepton said:

Jimbeaux said:

Amazing how the founding fathers' wisdom is still applicable today.

Well, they were pretty much all Englishmen. . . . . . . .

True that. It is a shame ya'll ran them all off

Edited by Jimbeaux on Monday 3rd November 16:00

We didn't, they went voluntarily to colonise and then got greedy for power.

Oh, now there are some sour grapes! However, to be technical, Jefferson was born in Shadwell Virginia, not the UK.

Edited by Jimbeaux on Monday 3rd November 16:35

No sour grapes, just in England we learn history and in the US you learn glory-laden, sentimental, mythological propaganda about the US designed to unite your disparate population under one flag, irrespective of the truth!

To paraphrase Arthur Wellesley, just because a dog is born in a stable, it doesn't make it a horse. Jefferson was born an Englishman and considered himself thus right up until he and his cohorts decided turning traitor on their own people was a fair price to pay for power.

That's hysterical