Through the New York Times, a beautiful quotable quote:<\/p>\n
They swapped principle for power. They ended up with neither. They deserved to lose… [The Age of Turbulence: Adventures in a New World<\/em><\/a>. Alan Greenspan]<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
The article starts like this:<\/p>\n
WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 \u2014 Alan Greenspan, who was chairman of the Federal Reserve for nearly two decades, in a long-awaited memoir, is harshly critical of President Bush, Vice President Dick Cheney and the Republican-controlled Congress, as abandoning their party\u2019s principles on spending and deficits. [Fed\u2019s Ex-Chief Attacks Bush on Fiscal Role<\/em><\/a>. New York Times. September 15 2007]<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
The statement by Mr. Greenspan must remind everybody of another quotable quote of old that has been allegedly made by Benjamin Frankin:<\/p>\n
Any society that would give up a little liberty to gain a little security will deserve neither and lose both.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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