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Re: We used to live in a free country...
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Posted by Maine Fordson on March 03, 2005 at 08:00:19 from (172.160.189.58):
In Reply to: Re: O.T. Iowa gun owners !!!!!!!! posted by Allan in NE on March 03, 2005 at 07:14:08:
Allan et al -- The talk above reminds me of a book I borrowed from my local library last year: "When I Was A Kid, This Was A Free Country," by G.G. Liddy. In it, he laments the decline of American freedoms -- among them some very basic ones -- and describes many of the same circumstances referenced in your postings. Unfortunately, we are being overrun by those who see government as a benevolent, all-knowing father who provides money/benefits/etc. from a bottomless treasury, forgetting that it is our tax money which is disappearing in ever-greater amounts to fund this "bottomless" largesse. These same folks have forgotten that people such as Washington, Franklin, Jefferson, Madison (among others) wanted to establish a nation where a man could stand on his own two feet and be free to succeed (or even fail) based on his own merits and work ethic, free from the interference of others. Yes, government was needed, but only to a certain degree. As James Madison said, "They govern best, that govern least." Have we become so open-minded as a society, that our brains have fallen out? I'm truly glad that most of the folks who frequent this forum are level-headed Americans... Just my 2¢ worth... -- Maine Fordson
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