Abraham Kaplan Quote - Liberty Quotes Blog

"Give a small boy a hammer
and he will find that everything he encounters
needs pounding."

by:	Abraham Kaplan (1918-1993) Ukranian-born philosopher, professor
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Strangely enough, this reminds me of Bernanke and the FED today. The only thing they know is printing money. You give them the printing presses...you know the rest. -- Tony D., Toronto
yep, so many examples, so little time -- Mike, Norwalk
-- warren, olathe
How appropriate for the last eight years. It's the Peter Paul principle taken to the extreme -- RBESRQ
Americans don't need Ukranians to tell us that. We have George W, you know the guy who even chopped down that poor little tree. -- Waffler, Smith, Arkansas
True enough. Another reason the US government's powers are supposed to be strictly limited as per the Constitution. Whenever I see Obama, I see a little boy. -- E Archer, NYC
Thank you, Alex. I'll take the bleeding obvious for five-hundred. -- A.WOODS, Gloucester
Every time the government encounters you expect a pounding. -- Ken, Allyn, WA