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- From: christen@astro.ocis.temple.edu (Carl Christensen)
- Newsgroups: alt.quotations
- Subject: Re: Presidential quote...
- Message-ID: <1992Dec22.043731.22589@cronkite.ocis.temple.edu>
- Date: 22 Dec 92 04:37:31 GMT
- References: <1992Dec21.223546.11756@oz.plymouth.edu>
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- Steffan O'Sullivan (sos@oz.plymouth.edu) wrote:
- : "I see in the near future a crisis approaching that unnerves me ... and
- : causes me to tremble for the safety of my country. ... Corporations
- : have been enthroned ... an era of corruption in high places will follow
- : ... and the money power of the country will endeavor to prolong its
- : reign by working on the prejudices of the people ... until the wealth
- : is aggregated in a few hands ... and the republic is destroyed."
- : - A. Lincoln
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- : "Since the winning of our independence, he who stops the most gullies is
- : the greatest patriot."
- : - T. Jefferson
-
- Now those are real presidential quotes! Not like the kind we would get
- from the last few presidents! :)
-
- Can you please provide references for these quotes? I'd especially like
- to know where the Lincoln quote is from (what speech, article, etc...).
-
- Also, what's are 'gullies'?
-
- Thanks for your help and great quotes.
-