







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"
Submitted by Leah
At a town hall meeting in New Orleans Thursday, fourth-grader Terrence Scott earnestly asked the question that has probably been on many people’s minds as they witnessed the rage that has been directed at Obama these last few months: “why do people hate you?” The young man seemed genuinely concerned as he asked the question, and he went on to tell Obama that “They supposed to love you.” Obama responded by giving the young man a hug while saying, “That’s what I’m talking about.” Then came the hard part of actually answering his question.
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