Thomas Paine's version of "you didn't build that":
"Separate an individual from society,and give him an island or a continent to possess,and he cannot acquire personal property. He cannot be rich. So inseparably are the means connected with the end,in all cases,that where the former do not exist the latter cannot be obtained. All accumulation, therefore,of personal property,beyond what a man's own hands produce, is derived to him by living in society; and he owes on every principle of justice,of gratitude,and of civilization,a part of that accumulation back again to society from whence the whole came"
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Behold the “glory and compassion” of religious fervor.
And the foolish still see a divine plan in this chaos. Pity.
Panorama: A Walk in the Park Part 1/3
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Panorama: A Walk in the Park Part 2/3
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Panorama: A Walk in the Park Part 3/3
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Question: You are sitting in your living room, somewhere in North America. Your children are playing in the next room. A Native American and the local sheriff arrive at your door and issue you an eviction notice because the land your house is on belonged to some tribe in the 1800’s.
You and your family have 24hrs to get out.
What would you do? What would your brothers do? What would your sisters do? What would the people at your local place of worship do? What? What? What?…………
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