Monday, October 6, 2008
Good ol' Abe
It is an old maxim and a very sound one, that he that dances should always pay the fiddler. Now, sir, in the present case, if any gentlemen, whose money is a burden to them, choose to lead off a dance, I am decidedly opposed to the people's money being used to pay the fiddler...all this to settle a question in which the people have no interest, and about which they care nothing. These capitalists generally act harmoniously, and in concert, to fleece the people, and now, that they have got into a quarrel with themselves, we are called upon to appropriate the people's money to settle the quarrel." - Abraham Lincoln, January 11, 1837
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3 comments:
I think anyone who votes should be tested on their knowledged of the issues and have a vested interest on the outcome!
Sandy
Ohhhh I thought this was a popularity contest :)
You betcha! and they have to be able to play the flute!
Sandy
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