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To: The Ignorant Fisherman
In 1789, in Hartford, Connecticut, the skies at noon turned one day from blue to gray and by midafternoon the city had darkened over so densely that in that religious age men fell on their knees and begged a final blessing before the end came.

The Connecticut House of Representatives was in session, and many of the members clamored for an immediate adjournment.

The Speaker of the House, one Colonel Davenport, came to his feet and he silenced the din with these words: "The Day of Judgment is either approaching or it is not. If it is not, there is no cause for adjournment. If it is, I choose to be found doing my duty. I wish, therefore, that candles may be brought."

John F. Kennedy, October 24, 1960

10 posted on 01/20/2010 8:26:24 AM PST by Notary Sojac ("Goldman Sachs" is to "US economy" as "lamprey" is to "lake trout")
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To: Notary Sojac
My friend Great quote!...I fully agree...but it totally helps to know what Day it is though and to be real about it. If Judgment Day was tomorrow...how many people would be ready?
14 posted on 01/20/2010 1:51:12 PM PST by The Ignorant Fisherman (The TRUTH will set you Free..... Republic)
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