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Igel

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28. One of the most misquoted.

Reply to CaliforniaPeggy (Original post)

Thu Jun 22, 2017, 03:05 PM

Jun 2017

It's one thing to bear another's burdens, to help others.

But please, don't keep me. I don't want to be kept to be let out or monitored, to be told when to come in. "Where's your brother?" "Am I in charge of him?" Was the answer, "Yes"? No, it wasn't. Cain was nailed for murder, not lording it over Able like the worst version of Big Brother.

It's not a trivial distinction. You see it in welfare. One is to help, get the people on their own. But then the tendency is to coerce, proscribe. A third tendency is to make it impersonal. One's good, the other is evil, the third amoral, at least in my opinion.

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I am my sister's and my brother's keeper. And this is why... [View all] CaliforniaPeggy Jun 2017 OP

Thank You CaliforniaPeggy spanone Jun 2017 #1

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right beside you, Peggy. niyad Jun 2017 #2

Thank you, my dear niyad... CaliforniaPeggy Jun 2017 #4

I am with you, I have no choice, they are trying to kill me. Eliot Rosewater Jun 2017 #5

Well said. I'm right here with you. ButSeeYa Jun 2017 #6

Thanks for this! 💖 furtheradu Jun 2017 #7

K&R nt. NCTraveler Jun 2017 #8

I am with you... Useless in FL Jun 2017 #9

Thank you, Peggy! Raster Jun 2017 #11

That was just beautiful, California Peggy...I'm here, right beside you! lunamagica Jun 2017 #12

my dear California Peggy barbtries Jun 2017 #13

I was raised to be a keeper. Solly Mack Jun 2017 #14

I'm with you mcar Jun 2017 #15

You state the real truth. Wellstone ruled Jun 2017 #16

I'm with you! BadgerMom Jun 2017 #17

I'm with you with every fiber in my being! hamsterjill Jun 2017 #18

I'm with you TeapotInATempest Jun 2017 #19

Yes! FM123 Jun 2017 #20

I'm with you Peggy, I'd be proud to put you on my shoulders or stand beside you. calikid Jun 2017 #21

Peggy, you don't need to make rhymes to write poetry. Sometimes truth is all that's needed. Thanks! NBachers Jun 2017 #22

I'm with you, Peggy! FiveGoodMen Jun 2017 #23

You Snowflake! JimGinPA Jun 2017 #24

Me! I'm with you! mountain grammy Jun 2017 #25

Thank you for posting this. Well said. And to think, with all the riches we enjoy in LuckyLib Jun 2017 #26

I'm in! defacto7 Jun 2017 #27

One of the most misquoted. Igel Jun 2017 #28

You must read a different Bible. classykaren Jun 2017 #29

Nobody should ever coerce or proscribe for another. NOBODY. CaliforniaPeggy Jun 2017 #30

Makes me crazy madamesilverspurs Jun 2017 #31

I see it a bit different MiddleClass Jun 2017 #37

Beautifully stated CalPeggy. I've been saying similar things livetohike Jun 2017 #32

That's great, my dear livetohike! Thank you for your kind words. CaliforniaPeggy Jun 2017 #33

Squeeze in a little tighter, one more joining the party 🎉 n/t MLAA Jun 2017 #34

Thank you! There's always room for more good souls! n/t CaliforniaPeggy Jun 2017 #36

If we don't hang together we will most assuredly hang separately MiddleClass Jun 2017 #35

you know I am, Ms. Pegster Skittles Jun 2017 #38

You set the example we all admire, my dear Skittles! CaliforniaPeggy Jun 2017 #39

heh, it's a way to give back to the community without really doing anything! Skittles Jun 2017 #40

like the others bluestarone Jun 2017 #41

Right on! CA Peggy Wawannabe Jun 2017 #42

With you!! Sparkly Jun 2017 #43

DURec leftstreet Jun 2017 #44

I'm with you, Peg. Hell,Tom Joad is totally with you, too Brother Buzz Jun 2017 #45

Thank you so much, my dear Brother Buzz... CaliforniaPeggy Jun 2017 #46

I would suggest reading the book, too Brother Buzz Jun 2017 #54

Happy to stand with you! suffragette Jun 2017 #47

I admire your resolve and attitude Peggy...you are a gift to us all. Moostache Jun 2017 #48

The flip side of that is Republicans are parasites on society Major Nikon Jun 2017 #49

Have pitchfork and torch. Ready to march at anytime perdita9 Jun 2017 #50

Sadly once the deaths start piling up will anyone yuiyoshida Jun 2017 #51

YO! trof Jun 2017 #52

Fist in the air...I am with you! BlackCherokee Jun 2017 #53

I stand with you. Silver Gaia Jun 2017 #55