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Fumesucker

(45,851 posts) Sat Aug 11, 2012, 11:41 PM Aug 2012

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What do Obama and Voltaire have in common?

Evidently God has granted both of them what they prayed for.

"I have never made but one prayer to God, a very short one: "O Lord make my enemies ridiculous." And God granted it." -Voltaire

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What do Obama and Voltaire have in common? (Original Post) Fumesucker Aug 2012 OP

Love it! Lone_Star_Dem Aug 2012 #1

They both cultivated their own gardens. frazzled Aug 2012 #2

Lone_Star_Dem

(28,158 posts)

1. Love it!

Reply to Fumesucker (Original post)

Sat Aug 11, 2012, 11:43 PM

Aug 2012

frazzled

(18,402 posts)

2. They both cultivated their own gardens.

Reply to Fumesucker (Original post)

Sat Aug 11, 2012, 11:46 PM

Aug 2012

"Il faut cultiver notre jardin." —Voltaire, Candide

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