Lee, I'll agree to that.... to many of our elected officials, apparently didn't do well in history!
John On Fri, Jan 18, 2013 at 10:50 AM, Lee Larson <[email protected]> wrote: > On Jan 18, 2013, at 10:42 AM, Bill Rising <[email protected]> wrote: > > > There are plenty of people who sadly look at the 1870's as the pinnacle > of the US (whether they know it or not), what with a gold standard, > monopolies galore, legal snake-oil salesmen and the like. The whole idea of > keeping monopolies at bay went out in 1980, and has stayed out regardless > of the president. Sad. > > I’ve long been of the opinion that the collected works of Charles Dickens > and Upton Sinclair should be required reading for politicians, with a good > biography of Teddy Roosevelt thrown in for good measure. (And then some > early John Steinbeck for a refresher course.) > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > MacGroup mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup > > -- U-2 & SR-71 web page http://www.blackbirds.net Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety -Benjamin Franklin Read the Constitution - It's Interesting! http://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/constitution.overview.html Blog: http://johnsstone.tumblr.com/
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