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Happy Birthday, Dr. Franklin
Posted on 01/17/2021 8:35:32 AM PST by ProgressingAmerica
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To: ProgressingAmerica
“Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety.”
― Benjamin Franklin
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posted on
01/17/2021 9:55:45 AM PST
by
elpadre
To: BenLurkin
You realize your thirst for liberty will eventually overcome the despair.
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posted on
01/17/2021 10:19:19 AM PST
by
Gene Eric
(Don't be a statist!)
To: elpadre
Who knew that Franklin would be so against Obamacare, right?
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posted on
01/17/2021 11:12:30 AM PST
by
ProgressingAmerica
(Public meetings are superior to newspapers)
To: DoodleDawg
Oh! Thank you very much. Actually, I was born on January 6th, but when I turned 46, my birthday was changed to January 17th, and the year of my birth got changed by a whole year! It was a funny thing...
Calendar (New Style) Act 1750 Remember, a penny saved, is a penny earned!
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posted on
01/17/2021 11:13:34 AM PST
by
Dr. Franklin
("A republic, if you can keep it.")
To: Dr. Franklin
So...in order to find out how old you really are we’re going to have to cut you in half and count the rings?
To: cornfedcowboy
To: WHATNEXT?
You’re joking right?
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He is in the $100 bill. Of course Ben Franklin was a President.
To: ProgressingAmerica
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posted on
01/17/2021 3:19:10 PM PST
by
nicollo
(I said no!)
To: cornfedcowboy
He is in the $100 bill. Of course Ben Franklin was a President.
6th President of Pennsylvania, October 18, 1785 to November 5, 1788
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posted on
01/17/2021 3:22:38 PM PST
by
Dr. Franklin
("A republic, if you can keep it.")
To: cornfedcowboy
You’re so right...silly me.
To: BenLurkin
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posted on
01/17/2021 10:26:15 PM PST
by
Dick Bachert
(THE DEEP STATE HATES US! IT DETESTS TRUMP!!)
To: ProgressingAmerica
My ancestor.
I’m sure he is disappointed with what we’ve done to the republic.
To: ProgressingAmerica
Great thread y’all, I have enjoyed reading it
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01/18/2021 4:42:53 PM PST
by
Weirdad
(Orthodox Americanism: It's what's good for the world! (Not communofascism!))
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