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To: nateriver

“When the people find that they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic.”
Benjamin Franklin

5 posted on 03/07/2009 5:23:49 AM PST by Diogenesis ("All governments suffer a recurring problem: Power attracts pathological personalities." - Dune)

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To: Diogenesis

“When the people find that they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic.” -- Benjamin Franklin

Didn't James Madison say something similar -- about the game being over once benefits started to be voted from the public Treasury?

7 posted on 03/07/2009 5:40:33 AM PST by Pearls Before Swine (Is /sarc really necessary?)

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