J. P. Morgan Quote - Liberty Quotes Blog

"A man always has two reasons for what he does --
a good one, and the real one."

by:	J. P. Morgan [John Pierpont Morgan] (1837-1913) American�financier and�banker
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Categories:	Conscience, Deception, Honesty, Politics, Wisdom
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-- Anonymous
An amazingly ironic analogy from the man who brought you the Fed and eternal financial slavery. And its true of every political policy. -- J Carlton, Calgary 1
He may speak for himself, but not for all. -- Anonymous, Reston, VA, US
Good point Carlton - bring in the demolition squad. Why is it? is it because the power of the CIA/Corp/military machine, and as was said in yesterday's blog, they are made to watch the "grassy knoll" -- RBESRQ
This quote symbolizes the reason behind the choices we make for everyone. Not just the man who said it or the politicians who don't agree with it. :) -- Crystal, Pittsburgh
great political observation -- Mike, Norwalk
In politics, this is the rule. -- E Archer, NYC 1
It must be possible somewhere, sometime that the good reason and the real reason have happened to be the same. I don't know of any with regard to politicians, but it must have happened just by shear chance. -- Ken, Allyn, WA
-- Anonymous
Who would know this fact better than anyone? -- Anon
-- jim k, Austin