It is the common fate of the indolent to see their rights become a prey to the active. The condition upon which God hath given liberty to man is eternal vigilance; which condition if he break, servitude is at once the consequence of his crime and the punishment of his guilt.
--John Philpot Curran
26 posted on 09/12/2003 7:43:03 AM PDT by brewcrew
"...The condition upon which God hath given liberty to man is eternal vigilance; which condition if he break, servitude is at once the consequence of his crime and the punishment of his guilt. --John Philpot Curran "
Just in case it may have escaped a few minds, that the unthinkable happened, when Bubba Classless won re-election in '96, while our eternal vigilance, took a nap... Beware the ever present danger of over confidence...
111 posted on 09/12/2003 1:17:53 PM PDT by carlo3b
(http://www.CookingWithCarlo.com)