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Fellow Named Ben
by John A Carlson → (All Poetry by John A Carlson)
Friday, April 22, 2016    Rated "G" by the Author.
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There once was a fellow named Ben...
who had some interesting things to say. 
Words that we sshould.. but don't
live by even to this day.

It was he who said...
"When the people find they can
vote themselves money,
that will herald the end of the republic."

It was he who said...
"The Constitution only gives people
the right to happiness.
You have to catch it yourself."

It was he who sad...
"The more public provisions
were made for the poor,
the less they provided themselves.
and of course became poorer."

It was he who said....
"A gtrear Empire, like a gtreat cake,
is most easily diminished at the Edges."

So who was this fellow named Ben?
He was a man of forfather's fame.
Benjamin Franklin was his name.


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 Reviews of "Fellow Named Ben"
Reviewed by E Phillips
Reviewed on April 27, 2016
Yeah, but that was all before the top 1 percent had more than the other 99 percent combined. Wise in his day, not so much now.

Reviewed by Ronald Hull
Reviewed on April 23, 2016
It wasn't that he was that sad. It wasn't that he was that glad. He was just amusing himself by musing these words to be had.

Ron

Reviewed on April 22, 2016
His words still ring true!!

Love ya!

Jane

Reviewed by Jerry Bolton
Reviewed on April 22, 2016
Yes, that was what he said, without the typos. Heh.Heh


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