I understood you were thinking out loud, but then, I've read your posts for some time, familiar with you and your manner -- sometimes I will shorthand a post myself, if one who is not all that familiar happens through, a correction looks to be coming my way.
Glenn also said last night the "There is power in numbers" after the Bible cite -- not original to him either, but it is on point. I always thought the Franklin quote was "We must all hang together, for surely we will all hang separately" -- but I've never actually looked it up, not since hearing it back in Civics class (mumble mumble) years ago. ;)