A thought for today:
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Today’s mighty oak is just yesterday’s nut, that held its ground.

Attributed to David Icke; possibly also Rosa Parks.

A final amusing little nugget: The quote, from a 1954 letter to Ike’s brother, appears to be abridged as quoted, and part of a larger paragraph; the whole thing is both more nuanced while simultaneously blunter (neat trick):

Now it is true that I believe this country is following a dangerous trend when it permits too great a degree of centralization of governmental functions. I oppose this— insome instances the fight is a rather desperate one. But to attain any success it is quite clear that the Federal government cannot avoid or escape responsibilities which the mass of the people firmly believe should be undertaken by it. The political processes of our country are such that if a rule of reason is not applied in this effort, we will lose everything— evento a possible and drastic change in the Constitution. This is what I mean by my constant insistence upon “moderation” in government. Should any political party attempt to abolish social security, unemployment insurance, and eliminate labor laws and farm programs, you would not hear of that party again in our political history. There is a tiny splinter group, of course, that believes you can do these things. Among them areH. L. Hunt(you possibly know his background), a few other Texas oil millionaires, and an occasional politician or business man from other areas. Their number is negligible and they are stupid.

per snopes.com

HL Hunt instead of the Koch Brothers…the more things change, the more they stay the same.