Abraham Lincoln was not a "career" politician. George Washington was not a "career" politician. Ben Franklin was not a "career" politician. John Adams was not a "career" politician.
Three of the four mentioned were framers of the new republic. The forth, Lincoln, was postmaster, a rail splitter, a land surveyor who served as a legislature then practiced law years before becoming President of the United States.
Serving as an elected official is both honorable and noble, yet none of the aforementioned made politics nor expected the next generation of Americans to make it a career.
When Thomas Jefferson died exactly 50 years to the date that the Declaration of Independence was adopted, on his tombstone was a list of his lifetime achievements/careers. Mr. Jefferson did not list on his tombstone President of the United States as one of his "careers."
Anthony Johnson for State Representative
42nd Ward/180th District
647 E. Raymond St. Philadelphia, PA 19120
(215) 744-1773
(215) 715-0355
antho@earthlink.net
Thursday, February 25, 2010
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