Posted on 02/19/2010 11:12:05 AM PST by Til I am the last man standing
"From each according to his ability, to each according to his needs” is a famous statement of Karl Marx (1818-1883), written in 1875.
“From each according to his gullibility, to each according to his greed” was written by Henry Fairlie (1924-1990) in the 1980s. In February 2010, pilot Joseph Stack flew his plane into an Austin (TX) IRS office. Stack had written “The capitalist creed: From each according to his gullibility, to each according to his greed” at the end of his anti-government letter to explain his actions.
(Excerpt) Read more at barrypopik.com ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Fairlie http://www.newsweek.com/id/202620 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/14/books/review/Hitchens-t.html?_r=1
You normally won’t see a Tea Party member quoting Karl Marx. Only kookie, leftwingers do that. I guess the kookie, leftwingers in the state run “media” are wrong again. AS USUAL. This guy wasn’t a Tea Party member. He was an Obamite.
Sorry,
Ran a search on Henry Fairlie and nothing came up.
No need to apologize, I think the rule is 4 hours.. Just linking for more info.
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