Ben Franklin Quote Of The Day

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[Brainhose]

He that lives upon hope will die fasting.

~Benjamin Franklin

[Brainhose]

I'm Sorry for the graphic Stalin Era Photo But They lived on the hope the Joe Stalin would save them while he was robbing them blind.
A departed friend of mine grew up under the soviet boot. It is just the way I feel.
I would rather die resisting the iron heel of communism than be slowly strangled by the velvet glove of Obama style socialism.

[wastedyears]

“Beer is a sign that god loves man and wants him to be happy.”

[mamelukesabre]

I read somewhere that is a misquote. Supposedly it was actually “wine”, not beer.

[deannadurbin]

In any event drinking alcohol does not bring happiness either. It dulls it.

[Atom Smasher]

I can’t see anything but EVIL emanating from this man!

[mamelukesabre]

That’s because you aren’t drinking heavily enough.

[Semper Mark]

Good Lord, what a horrible photo (the bottom one).

I’m with you, I too would rather die resisting.

[stylecouncilor]

ping

[wideminded]

"At my first admission into this printing-house I took to working at press, imagining I felt a want of the bodily exercise I had been us'd to in America, where presswork is mix'd with composing. I drank only water; the other workmen, near fifty in number, were great guzzlers of beer. On occasion, I carried up and down stairs a large form of types in each hand, when others carried but one in both hands. They wondered to see, from this and several instances, that the Water-American, as they called me, was stronger than themselves, who drank strong beer! We had an alehouse boy who attended always in the house to supply the workmen. My companion at the press drank every day a pint before breakfast, a pint at breakfast with his bread and cheese, a pint between breakfast and dinner, a pint at dinner, a pint in the afternoon about six o'clock, and another when he had done his day's work. I thought it a detestable custom; but it was necessary, he suppos'd, to drink strong beer, that he might be strong to labor. I endeavored to convince him that the bodily strength afforded by beer could only be in proportion to the grain or flour of the barley dissolved in the water of which it was made; that there was more flour in a pennyworth of bread; and therefore, if he would eat that with a pint of water, it would give him more strength than a quart of beer. He drank on, however, and had four or five shillings to pay out of his wages every Saturday night for that muddling liquor; an expense I was free from. And thus these poor devils keep themselves always under."

- Franklin, Autobiography

[HuntsvilleTxVeteran]

I was Apolitical until I visited Czechoslovakia
in January 1970.

I was self reliant and very well traveled.

I thought a person who was educated and hard
working would have a good life.

[Texas Fossil]

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

Ben Franklin

[jongaltsr]

None are more enslaved than those who falsely believe they are free.

[deannadurbin]

Nonsense. My happiness comes from the Lord Jesus and my family. I don’t need alcohol at all.

[mamelukesabre]

WHat’s “need” got to do with it?

[deannadurbin]

You tell me. You’re the one who suggested I couldn’t be happy unless I was drunk.

[mamelukesabre]

No I didn’t. Maybe you are drunk right now. Maybe you are a mean drunk.

[deannadurbin]

Maybe you’re just a stupid troll looking to pick a fight with a nice lady. Lay off, bud, or I’ll report abuse.

[Fichori]

I’m with you on this.

I don’t need to get buzzed to have a good time.

[Brainhose]

Great Quote.

[mamelukesabre]

Nice lady? Where?