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Thought this was interesting. It's an essay by Tocqueville on the dangers of "public charity."
1 posted on 06/11/2010 2:00:14 PM PDT by chrisam
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To: chrisam

A more recent example was an african who was asked how we could help his country- his answer “Stop sending us food”

It seems the free food puts the farmers ot of business and the next yeaqr the harvest and availability is worse.

Liberalism feels so good it hurts!(other people)


2 posted on 06/11/2010 2:22:38 PM PDT by Mr. K (This administration IS WEARING OUT MY CAPSLOCK KEY!!!!!)
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To: chrisam

Was it a memoire or a treatise?


4 posted on 06/11/2010 2:36:59 PM PDT by Defiant (Obama hawking Special K-- www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rDJdHQspuI)
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