July 24, 2009, 09:57 AM | #1 |
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5 Boxes of freedom
Following an NPR story on twitter use in China and read some of the comments. Listed was a passing reference to "the four boxes of liberty." I did some more searching as I was a bit lost, and this is what I found:
The Five Boxes of Liberty The commentary on each box is not something I am espousing, just wondered what people thought about the illustration of our rights using boxes. |
July 24, 2009, 11:26 AM | #2 |
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"In this country, we have three ways to secure our freedom, the ballot box, the jury box, and if those don't work, the cartridge box."
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July 24, 2009, 12:04 PM | #3 |
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It looks like the constitution for people addicted to powerpoint presentations.
Goofy. I prefer words over pie-charts, as did the folks who wrote our founding documents.
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