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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Lessons on Self-Serving Politics From Hillary Clinton and Nancy Reagan Sunday, 10 April 2016 By Kevin Cashman, The O’Leary: This is so true. We don’t want office holders who see the merit of caring for people only when it affects them personally. The writer is correct: “We have nothing to learn from Clinton.” President Ronald […]
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