Roosevelt’s Admonition

“The liberty of a democracy is not safe if the people tolerate the growth of private power to a point where it becomes stronger than their democratic state itself!” [Franklin D. Roosevelt]
“Oh Lord, won’t you buy me a Mercedes Benz, my friends all drive Porsches I must make amends …” – a tribute to the great lyrics of Janis Joplin – recorded on the last day of her life, a capella …

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Stretched limousine in Detroit, photo by Patti Fogarty, click on the picture to enter her flickr galleries or visit her blog at http://nylondaze.com/

related:
http://strawberryindigo.wordpress.com/2012/10/02/fresh-quotes-october-surprise/
https://flickrcomments.wordpress.com/2012/06/18/the-social-gap/
https://flickrcomments.wordpress.com/2012/05/25/freedom-of-speech/