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And now for a little dose of the Founding Fathers....
1 posted on 07/01/2019 8:53:10 AM PDT by Perseverando
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To: Perseverando

Medieval philosopher Aquinas:

* Pleasure
* Possessions
* Power
* Prestige

The last two may be more powerful than the first two.


2 posted on 07/01/2019 9:03:20 AM PDT by CharlesOConnell (CharlesOConnell)
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To: Perseverando
To put it more simply...just look at Willie Brown and you'll see the two passions wrapped up in one package.
3 posted on 07/01/2019 9:37:21 AM PDT by Gay State Conservative (A joke: Comey,Brennan and Lynch walk into a Barr...)
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To: Perseverando

Ben Franklin understood the Deep State.


5 posted on 07/01/2019 2:39:02 PM PDT by YogicCowboy ("I am not entirely on anyone's side, because no one is entirely on mine." - J. R. R. Tolkien)
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