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Pryderi

(6,772 posts) Sat Jan 5, 2013, 10:58 PM Jan 2013

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"The first duty of government is to protect the powerless from the powerful.” - Code of Hammurabi

Republicans are derelict in their duty.

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"The first duty of government is to protect the powerless from the powerful.” - Code of Hammurabi (Original Post) Pryderi Jan 2013 OP

Hammurabi is so 1700's Curmudgeoness Jan 2013 #1

You'd think we'd have made some progress in 3700 years? leveymg Jan 2013 #2

Oh, we have made progress. Curmudgeoness Jan 2013 #3

Blame Hammurabai for the written laws and the lawyers and the lions. leveymg Jan 2013 #4

Curmudgeoness

(18,219 posts)

1. Hammurabi is so 1700's

Reply to Pryderi (Original post)

Sat Jan 5, 2013, 11:02 PM

Jan 2013

BC!!!

This is the 21st Century. Don'cha know that this is a different world today?

leveymg

(36,418 posts)

2. You'd think we'd have made some progress in 3700 years?

Reply to Curmudgeoness (Reply #1)

Sat Jan 5, 2013, 11:12 PM

Jan 2013

Apparently, not.

Curmudgeoness

(18,219 posts)

3. Oh, we have made progress.

Reply to leveymg (Reply #2)

Sat Jan 5, 2013, 11:16 PM

Jan 2013

We now have assault rifles and capitalism and business suits. And laws to protect them.

leveymg

(36,418 posts)

4. Blame Hammurabai for the written laws and the lawyers and the lions.

Reply to Curmudgeoness (Reply #3)

Sat Jan 5, 2013, 11:23 PM

Jan 2013

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