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raccoon

(31,110 posts) Fri Apr 24, 2020, 05:12 PM Apr 2020

"Any jackass can kick down a barn,

but it takes a good carpenter to build one.”

Rep. Sam Rayburn (Dem, TX) 43rd Speaker of the House

He must have been psychic.

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"Any jackass can kick down a barn, (Original Post) raccoon Apr 2020 OP

I love that quote. Nine years to build the World Trade Center Walleye Apr 2020 #1

Walleye

(31,009 posts)

1. I love that quote. Nine years to build the World Trade Center

Reply to raccoon (Original post)

Fri Apr 24, 2020, 05:18 PM

Apr 2020

Twin towers. Took a couple of hours to knock them down. Construction is always so much more difficult than destruction. That goes for legislation as well as buildings.

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