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[Shea Tisdale <shea AT networkarts.com>]

Wasn't Poor Richard one of the apostles?

Shea Tisdale


> From: Rafe Colburn <rafeco AT rc3.org>
> Reply-To: "InterNetWorkers" <internetworkers AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
> Date: Thu, 6 Apr 2000 12:54:41 -0400
> To: "InterNetWorkers" <internetworkers AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
> Subject: [internetworkers] Re: Clinton's Digital Divide NewMarkets Tour
> 
> On Thu, Apr 06, 2000 at 12:48:30PM -0400, Austin, Roger wrote:
>> David Matusiak wrote:
>>> this whole issue is beyond my level of comprehension.  whatever happened 
>>> to
>>> the whole "god helps those who help themselves" thing??
>> 
>> As a non-religionist, I guess I would ignore the god thing. :) I
>> personally think this is propaganda from the ancient right-wingers
>> trying to keep the peasants in line. It isn't really true since people
>> get ahead for a number of reasons including lineage, location, brains,
>> talent, etc. All people start with different levels of opportunity. I
>> think my opportunity to get into Harvard was zilch and it didn't have
>> anything to do with ability.
>> <snip>
> 
> FWIW, "God helps those who helps themselves" was from Poor Richard's
> Almanac, not the Bible.
> 
> I always like to spout that to religious people who seem to have adopted
> that as their own personal golden rule.
> 
> -Rafe
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