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07-12-2012 , 03:46 AM

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friendlyman

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You realize that's a quote by Adolf Hitler, right?

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07-12-2012 , 04:02 AM

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asdfasdf32

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Originally Posted by friendlyman

You realize that's a quote by Adolf Hitler, right?

You're referring to the OP title, yes?

It's from Benjamin Franklin, and it appeared in Poor Richard’s Almanac in 1757. Just a bit before Hitler.

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07-12-2012 , 04:50 AM

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zumby

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I like the more evocative "Trust in God, but tie your camel"

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07-14-2012 , 05:40 PM

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CompleteDegen

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Originally Posted by Doggg

I just have to laugh at this s***. All day long I see people like you pass by the beggar or con-artist on the street asking for a dollar or a cigarrete.

As a christian, I don't turn down any requests, ever, though I clearly want to sometimes. I feel like they wait for the cross about the neck.

But you re-vote for Obama and argue vehemently against the "christian republicans" and that is enough. You did your good deed for the day.

Damn. You guys will never understand.

I'm afraid I have to return the chuckle, given that you know nothing about me, nor what I give to charity. The mentality I'm criticizing in my OP is quite clearly directed to a specific mindset.

Also, I don't want to politard up the thread, but that supposedly Christian Republicans are constantly fighting against programs for the poor is beyond debate. Personal charity is not and will never be sufficient to provide for the poor in this country.

There is a certain sect of Christians who resist assistance to the poor because they believe people are poor because God wills it.

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