Origin ot the political terms Left and Right

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  1. Tennessee Tom

    Tennessee Tom Well-Known Member Administrator

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    It stems from the Bible. You know that book that our forefathers, unlike most people today, took seriously...

    "The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of the fool to the left."

    Ecclesiastes 10:2 (NIV)
     
    Tennessee Tom, Aug 31, 2012
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    Thomas Sowell

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