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Attributed to Lawrence Tribble or Helen Kromer

One man awake, awakens another,
The second awakens his next door neighbor,
And three awake can rouse the town,
and turn the whole place upside down.
And many awake can raise such a fuss,
That it finally awakens the rest of us.
One man up with dawn in his eyes – multiplies.

Written in the late 1700s, this poem spoke to Tribbles’ contemporaries spiritually as well as culturally. It can say the same thing to those of us looking for an answer to the madness of today. An awakening needs to happen both spiritually as well as culturally. In Tribbles’ time, the drive toward independence was building and coalescing in the young colonies. So it is now in our time. I believe the stirrings have begun. Godspeed this new awakening. (Comment From FoundersFreedom Blog)

Isn’t it amazing that some of the oldest truths (sayings) apply to the present times?

1. In my many years I have come to a conclusion that one useless man is a shame; two is a law firm and three or more is a congress. — John Adams

2. If you don’t read the newspaper you are uninformed; if you do read the newspaper you are misinformed. — Mark Twain

3. Suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Congress. But then I repeat myself. — Mark Twain

4. I contend that for a nation to try to tax itself into prosperity is like a man standing in a bucket and trying to lift himself up by the handle. — Winston Churchill

5. A government which robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend (more…)

To ALL my fellow Freedom-Fighters:

Have been on vacation and have had some difficulty find high-speed access. THings should be better next week. Thanks for your understanding.

Because I have been traveling and frequently without Internet access I have not been able to post since 21 July. Hopefully I will be caught up in the next day or two.

Regards,
Will Dell
FF-Forum Editor

Recent POSTS by Howard can be found on his website on the Blog Roll at the right:

1. August – I’m Now Ready for a Black President – Views on Herman Cain
2. August – Losers – Losers & MORE Losers – Views on Debt Ceiling
3. July – The Road to Hell Is Built Upon the Best of Intentions
4. July – Who’s Playing Politics
5. Freedom Is Under Attack From All Sides

I have completed adding the remaining Cliches.  All 76 are now available under Cliches of Socialism located in the BLUE column.

The Editor

I have completed posting the first 38 of the Cliches of Socialism.  You might like to browse them.  I hope to have the remaining 38 posted soon.  They can be found by clicking on the Cliches of Socialism in the “Blue” column and then the title of the Cliche in the “Red” column.

The Editor