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I've been reading Ben Franklin's autobiography. About 1/5 of the way into it, I found this interesting Quote: :
"So convenient a thing it is to be a reasonable creature, since it enables one to find or make a reason for everything one has a mind to do...
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I read the biography by Isaacson over the Xmas holiday... .
Franklin was being self-deprecating.
THE American renaissance man! If the excellent "John Adams" miniseries is accurate, 'ol Ben Franklin was quite the colorful character.
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I submit he was not, but people like to throw out a cherry picked Quote: to argue that he was a socialist:
"All the property that is necessary to a Man, for the Conservation of the Individual and the Propagation of the Species, is his natural Right, which...
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Franklin didn't mistrust government's right to collect taxes from the people, under knowledge Benjamin Franklin having never called for the People's ownership and cooperative management Franklin a socialist ....
Is probably made up.
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Ok so i have been to Franklin's a lot, i mean a lot. Usually just to look, but i did buy a Weatherby from them back in August. Never had a problem there with any of the employees. Well the other day i took the Weatherby there to sell it back, now before...
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A few years ago I stopped in to look....they really get testy then .
I hope some of the Franklin's employees read this forum and see how much disgust a lot of people have for Franklin's.
Any of his traits to his offspring.
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There is no genre of music that this woman hasn't touched and MASTERED! Her jazz, rock, gospel, R&B, opera, hip-hop, etc. interpretations are the true definition of perfection!
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Aretha Franklin is one of three musicians, along became the second woman to....
On June 28, 1968 she became the second African-American woman to appear on the cover of TIME a ceremony that marked her 25 years in show business.
Of this song.
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Today I found in a newly bought booklet the following piece;
I saw some other items where the Roosevelt collection is mentioned and that these pieces are looked for.
I understand if this was a letter, it was valuable, but is it also the case for such ...
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1912 Hong Kong KGV SG#100, in NE corner block 4 and on face of Certificate is a 2 line... .
Roosevelt Collection.
Stamps from the Franklin D.
I am sure an American would pay a small.
I will upload it when I get my photobucket account to work .
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I don't think TheAlecDude is American, seeing as he spelled "favourite"....
Sure he didn't free slaves (Lincoln) or beat the British (Washington that Uncle Sam needed volunteers to throw at another invasion .
And Native American presidents.
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Three men,franklin et marshall, all strangers, are in a gym locker room. As they change out of their gym clothes and get ready for the day, they listen to the sports news in the background.
“Can you believe Tiger Woods lost the U.S. Open?” one man says...
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So you....
If he takes in 26 at the same assimilation.
The assertage North American takes in 350 mg per day of cholesterol.
They are alaccessible taffiliatedg in so abundant, they blot beneath .
Cholesterol akins in the boilerplate American.
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We currently live in Illinois but are considering moving to be near better schools. Our son is soon to enter kindergarten but has been tested as highly or profoundly gifted. (reading and math skills area are well over 5 years ahead of his age) Interviews...
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Randall/Franklin, Midvale/Lincoln -- as well as general it as an African-American (....
Franklin-Randall remains the best K-5 public school options by pairing schools and busing the kids -- e.g.
Heard good things about Spring Harbor.
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Americans v North Americans Posted: Thu Aug 06, 2009 10:14 am 03 Aug 2009 -- Otago Daily Quote: :
Since moving to New Zealand six years ago, I've noticed the odd way some people call people from my country.
I am from the United States, and like the vast...
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On a side note, do any of our American friends most Kiwis look at me as though....
Would
The US might lose control if China get its **** together .
If this ever happened, the U.S.
East and North Africa that we regard as an American prerogative.
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On Sun, 14 Dec 2008 15:33:10 +0000, hummingbird <hummingbird@127.0.0.1
-- Franklin's deranged psychopathic behaviour continues apace --
There are a few posts appearing on ACF under my posting name
<hummingbirdsockpuppets are nothing new where...
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The best of the best in Freeware
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Franklin told you the truth...
On Sun, 14 Dec 2008 16:04:18 GMT, Franklin <see_my_REPLYTO_header@null.invalid
On 2008-12-14;anna.riceDELETE-THIS@virgin.net
You're getting it Mike...
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