From: Chris Koeritz Date: Fri, 1 Nov 2013 19:16:03 +0000 (-0400) Subject: new fortune. X-Git-Tag: 2.140.90~892 X-Git-Url: https://feistymeow.org/gitweb/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=83ae118365349e4f36f2aa0db144f35c67019e5d;p=feisty_meow.git new fortune. --- diff --git a/database/fortunes.dat b/database/fortunes.dat index fa6ec25e..5ff3d95e 100644 --- a/database/fortunes.dat +++ b/database/fortunes.dat @@ -39626,3 +39626,28 @@ will as a river of intention, which once stepped into becomes an undercurrent in all we do in our life. -- Rob Preece, "Preparing for Tantra: Creating the Psychological Ground for Practice", published by Shambhala and Snow Lion Publications. +~ + In fact, one of the things that I hope all of us have learned these past few +weeks is that it turns out smart, effective government is important. It +matters. I think the American people during this shutdown had a chance to get +some idea of all the things, large and small, that government does that make a +difference in people's lives. + We hear all the time about how government is the problem. Well, it turns +out we rely on it in a whole lot of ways. Not only does it keep us strong +through our military and our law enforcement, it plays a vital role in caring +for our seniors and our veterans, educating our kids, making sure our workers +are trained for the jobs that are being created, arming our businesses with +the best science and technology so they can compete with companies from other +countries. It plays a key role in keeping our food and our toys and our +workplaces safe. It helps folks rebuild after a storm. It conserves our +natural resources. It finances startups. It helps to sell our products +overseas. It provides security to our diplomats abroad. + So let's work together to make government work better, instead of treating +it like an enemy or purposely making it work worse. That’s not what the +founders of this nation envisioned when they gave us the gift of self- +government. You don’t like a particular policy or a particular president, +then argue for your position. Go out there and win an election. Push to +change it. But don’t break it. Don’t break what our predecessors spent +over two centuries building. That's not being faithful to what this country +is about. + -- Barack Obama, after the US government shutdown of 2013 had ended.