Wow. So many misconceptions I must say, but what does it have to do with defining how much income makes you "rich?"

I think I'm rich if I have opportunity, freedom to pursue it, and no one to steal my money after I earned it.

"To take from one because it is thought that his own industry and that of his father’s has acquired too much, in order to spare to others, who, or whose fathers, have not exercised equal industry and skill, is to violate arbitrarily the first principle of association—the guarantee to every one of a free exercise of his industry and the fruits acquired by it."

"I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them."

"The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not."

- Thomas Jefferson

"See if the law takes from some persons what belongs to them, and gives it to other persons to whom it does not belong. See if the law benefits one citizen at the expense of another by doing what the citizen himself cannot do without committing a crime."

- Frederic Bastiat

Not saying I disagree with the political ideas here, nor accusing you of knowingly trying to deceive, but at least some of your quotes have been shown to be complete fabrications of the whacko Rush Limbaugh / Fox News oriented right wing, I haven't bothered checking all, and will leave it to you to point to credible non-ideological academic or reference sources if you care to bother spending the time with google shouldn't be too hard, I'm sure some of them may be authenticated quotes.

Those quotes have been around all of my life, and were part of my schooling. Now I've been around since Thomas Jefferson, so I should know.

Those quotes have been around all of my life, and were part of my schooling.

Are you seriously trying to claim that something making it into official history books is some kind of measure of authenticity? Mostly government propoganda innit, just as true back home as here in Thailand. . .

I learned about George and the cherry tree, doesn't make it accurate does it?

Google Fake quote The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not.

I've been rich and I've been poor, rich is better.

Google Fake quote The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not.

"The trouble with socialism is, eventually you run out of other people's money."

- Margaret Thatcher

This is mine and you may quote me. "I will never feel rich as long as I am taxed so heavily to give to those who won't earn it for themselves."

And this: "I will never feel rich (or secure financially) when my government is so deeply in debt, and more than half of its spending is giving my money to other people."

And this: "I am richer than the United States Government. After all, I have a few things and no debt. Even if I'm worth only $100, my net income and my net worth is the greater."

Google Fake quote The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not.

"The trouble with socialism is, eventually you run out of other people's money."

- Margaret Thatcher

This is mine and you may quote me. "I will never feel rich as long as I am taxed so heavily to give to those who won't earn it for themselves."

And this: "I will never feel rich (or secure financially) when my government is so deeply in debt, and more than half of its spending is giving my money to other people."

And this: "I am richer than the United States Government. After all, I have a few things and no debt. Even if I'm worth only $100, my net income and my net worth is the greater."

I never felt OK financially back home, as people that were idle could afford a better life style than I, because the government gave them money for nothing, and they could also work a few hours without losing benefits, while I worked my b__s off and had no house, decent car or savings to show for it.