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[Keasmom]

Alexander Hamilton was killed by Aaron Burr in a duel in Weehawken, New Jersey on July 1804. Hamilton’s son, Philip, had died in a duel three years earlier (1801) at the same location.

Defending honor used to mean something.HA

[Keasmom]

James Madison proposed that congressional pay would be determined by the average price of wheat during the previous six years of a congressional session.

Can we now go back to that standard? Please?

[Keasmom]

Thomas Jefferson at eighty-three years of age felt that he would not live through the summer of 1826, but he hoped to live through July 4th (the 50th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence). Both he and John Adams died on July 4, 1826 after long and distinguished careers. They had earlier been friends, then political enemies, and by the end of their lives had maintained a steady correspondence. Adams’ last words were “Thomas Jefferson still survives” not knowing that Jefferson had expired earlier that day in Virginia. Jefferson‘s last words were: “Is it the Fourth? I resign my spirit to God, my daughter, and my country.”

[Keasmom]

I LOVE Benjamin Franklin quotes.

A countryman between two lawyers is like a fish between two cats.
Benjamin Franklin

A good conscience is a continual Christmas.
Benjamin Franklin

A great empire, like a great cake, is most easily diminished at the edges.
Benjamin Franklin

A house is not a home unless it contains food and fire for the mind as well as the body.
Benjamin Franklin

A learned blockhead is a greater blockhead than an ignorant one.
Benjamin Franklin

[Keasmom]

life of leisure and a life of laziness are two things. There will be sleeping enough in the grave.
Benjamin Franklin

A man wrapped up in himself makes a very small bundle.
Benjamin Franklin

A penny saved is a penny earned.
Benjamin Franklin

A place for everything, everything in its place.
Benjamin Franklin

A small leak can sink a great ship.
Benjamin Franklin

Absence sharpens love, presence strengthens it.

[Keasmom]

Admiration is the daughter of ignorance.
Benjamin Franklin

All mankind is divided into three classes: those that are immovable, those that are movable, and those that move.
Benjamin Franklin

All wars are follies, very expensive and very mischievous ones.
Benjamin Franklin

All who think cannot but see there is a sanction like that of religion which binds us in partnership in the serious work of the world.
Benjamin Franklin

An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.
Benjamin Franklin

And whether you're an honest man, or whether you're a thief, depends on whose solicitor has given me my brief.

[Keasmom]

Anger is never without a reason, but seldom with a good one.
Benjamin Franklin

Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain and most fools do.
Benjamin Franklin

Any society that would give up a little liberty to gain a little security will deserve neither and lose both.

[Keasmom]

Anyone who trades liberty for security deserves neither liberty nor security.


I love this one and every school child should learn it.

[Keasmom]

At twenty years of age the will reigns; at thirty, the wit; and at forty, the judgment.
Benjamin Franklin

Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let every new year find you a better man.
Benjamin Franklin

Be slow in choosing a friend, slower in changing.
Benjamin Franklin

Beauty and folly are old companions.
Benjamin Franklin

Being ignorant is not so much a shame, as being unwilling to learn.
Benjamin Franklin

Beware of little expenses. A small leak will sink a great ship.
Benjamin Franklin

[Keasmom]

Okay, that is enough. I will just read the rest on line. I need to get a few of the books on Franklin. LOVE reading the founding fathers.

[disneymaniac87]

This is why I love history! Many of the founding Fathers were smart and had very important things to say!!

[disneymaniac87]

hmm Little Women is a great movie! I could watch it all year round! I love it!

Christian Bale also looks good in the movie.. so that helps!

[wallfan329]

New idea for me to ponder... Rather then the Half Marathon we should do the Everest challenge... only bad thing about that is that its in October so I would Thursday night practice, Friday Football game and Saturday competition.

[GaRain]

Wow, it was nice to see Lara around int he threads. Hope she comes back. SHe was real active when I first started posting a lot. Then she got a job and evaporated-POOOF!

Last posting we had was about a cat, she was cat sitting and the cat had an iunfortunate problem. It sounded funnier then it was I am sure.

I has been a long time. I think that is when I was cat sitting Boo, and she kept jumping on my back. Have been in my new job for awhile now - heading to Disney in just 2 days!!!!

[Keasmom]

YAY, that is exciting. 2 days? WOW, hope you have fun. I am heading for chat.