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hifiguy

(33,688 posts) Fri Dec 12, 2014, 02:17 PM Dec 2014

"What sort of government have you given us, Dr. Franklin?"

"A republic, madam. If you can keep it."

Well, Ben, we couldn't keep it. Too much stupidity, willful ignorance, pinhead fundy religion and above all, uncontrolled and limitless GREED gone unchecked.

We failed, Dr. Franklin, we tried but we failed. There was too much money, too much propaganda and too much stupidity to overcome.