"As they passed the rows of houses they saw through the open doors that men were sweeping and dusting and washing dishes, while the women sat around in groups, gossiping and laughing.
"What has happened?" the Scarecrow asked a sad-looking man with a bushy beard, who wore an apron and was wheeling a baby-carriage along the sidewalk.
"Why, we've had a revolution, your Majesty -- as you ought to know very well," replied the man; "and since you went away the women have been running things to suit themselves. I'm glad you have decided to come back and restore order, for doing housework and minding the children is wearing out the strength of every man in the Emerald City."
"Hm!" said the Scarecrow, thoughtfully. "If it is such hard work as you say, how did the women manage it so easily?"
"I really do not know," replied the man, with a deep sigh. "Perhaps the women are made of cast-iron.""
- L. Frank Baum, "The Land of Oz"
Monday, September 7, 2009
Remind your people to submit to the government and its officers. They should be obedient, always ready to do what is good. They must not speak evil of anyone, and they must avoid quarreling. Instead, they should be gentle and show true humility to everyone.
-- Titus 3:1 & 2 (NLT)
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4. CMD
- 09/10/2009 5:28 pm CDT
So do we submit to the written law of the nation, the Constitution and Declaration of Independence? Or the people who are oath-bound to defend these laws?
My reading of these laws shows that it is a right and duty to throw off a Government that evinces a design to reduce men under absolute Despotism, and provide new Guards for future security.
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Thanks for the VERY appropriate reminder, Bird!