Members cobalt-60 Posted July 17, 2010 Members Share Posted July 17, 2010 A friend of mine whose studying to be an archeologist told me once that the founding fathers never wanted to be made into icons and would be very upset to know their faces wound up being carved into mountains and put on money. So, I really want to find a sweet quote on this, and you know, but it in a cartoon bubble pointing to their face on Mount Rushmore. Cause I'm punk like that. Anyone know one, or where to look? Yes, I asked him, I'm waiting for a response. Thought I'd give you guys a shot too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members goodhonk Posted July 17, 2010 Members Share Posted July 17, 2010 also, the egyptians didn't want us digging up their dead royalty and looking at it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tantamo Posted July 17, 2010 Members Share Posted July 17, 2010 but jesus, DID want us killing arabs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members IamBurnout Posted July 17, 2010 Members Share Posted July 17, 2010 I like this one.... Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism. -George Washington Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members erksin Posted July 17, 2010 Members Share Posted July 17, 2010 "Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of the brown sugar." - Tom Jefferson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Frankenstrat86 Posted July 17, 2010 Members Share Posted July 17, 2010 washington warned against forming political parties and being involved in foreign affairs. naturally we did the opposite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Meriphew Posted July 17, 2010 Members Share Posted July 17, 2010 I have a history of being a nerd... does that count? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Meriphew Posted July 17, 2010 Members Share Posted July 17, 2010 My Aunt/Godmother is an archaeologist/professor. She was the first woman to lead a dig in Jordan. She has a site there that she's been working on for around 20 years (she goes there aprox every other year). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members goodhonk Posted July 17, 2010 Members Share Posted July 17, 2010 washington warned against forming political parties and being involved in foreign affairs. naturally we did the opposite the world was much bigger then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cobalt-60 Posted July 18, 2010 Author Members Share Posted July 18, 2010 washington warned against forming political parties and being involved in foreign affairs. naturally we did the opposite He mentioned that too in the same conversation. I knew the later, but found the former interesting. I would like to see a specific quote on that too, but I really want to find "hey, don't put actual people on the money". I've found some amazing quotes, but most of them are too wordy for what I want to do, unfortunately. Like this... "As riches increase and accumulate in few hands, as luxury prevails in society, virtue will be in a greater degree considered as only a graceful appendage of wealth, and the tendency of things will be to depart from the republican standard. This is the real disposition of human nature; it is what neither the honorable member nor myself can correct. It is a common misfortunate that awaits our State constitution, as well as all others." Alexander Hamilton, speech to the New York Ratifying Convention, June, 1788 I got a bunch more, but don't want to turn this to a political thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Britva Posted July 18, 2010 Members Share Posted July 18, 2010 "bros before hos," - abraham lincoln Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members goaway Posted July 18, 2010 Members Share Posted July 18, 2010 i know roosevelt is on mt rushmore because he was bro dawgs with the guy who sculpted it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members aussy Posted July 18, 2010 Members Share Posted July 18, 2010 if my memory serves me right, abe lincoln was the first president to be put on money, and after that other faces started popping upwashington was against it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted July 18, 2010 Share Posted July 18, 2010 "Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of the brown sugar." - Tom Jefferson I say yeah, yeah, yeah... WOOOH!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members goaway Posted July 18, 2010 Members Share Posted July 18, 2010 also, one of my favorite US history topics. war of 1812 IIRC. british navy had a practice of "impressment" where they would capture american vessels and put the crews of said ships into the service of the british navy. all that had to do with an embargo of american ships in france and britain i think (its been a while) so congress passed the non-intercourse act so that american ships could trade with any country except britain and france tl;dr the british were taking american sea men so they passed the non-intercourse act. history is fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Fatso Forgottso Posted July 18, 2010 Members Share Posted July 18, 2010 washington warned against forming political parties and being involved in foreign affairs. naturally we did the opposite It's not like it was a purposeful effort to contradict Washington. The USA has tons of experience with both isolationist and foreign interventionist policies. Also, I don't know the answer to the OP, but I'm a total history nerd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Meriphew Posted July 18, 2010 Members Share Posted July 18, 2010 "bros before hos," - abraham lincoln Classic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members IamBurnout Posted July 18, 2010 Members Share Posted July 18, 2010 "Some of my finest hours have been spent on my back veranda,smoking hemp and observing as far as my eye can see."- Thomas Jefferson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members humancertainty Posted July 18, 2010 Members Share Posted July 18, 2010 Why do some mountains look like presidents? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cobalt-60 Posted July 18, 2010 Author Members Share Posted July 18, 2010 "Some of my finest hours have been spent on my back veranda,smoking hemp and observing as far as my eye can see."- Thomas Jefferson Word! That's what I'm talkin about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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