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They did what was best for us, and they made us whole,

but after all these years, we have to pay our toll.

They who cared for us, and raised us from the seeds,

left behind the message of selfishness and greed.

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They did what was best for us, and they made us whole,

but after all these years, we have to pay our toll.

They who cared for us, and raised us from the seeds,

left behind the message of selfishness and greed.

Baby Boomer parents?

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The government

They did what was best for us, and they made us whole,

but after all these years, we have to pay our toll.

They who cared for us, and raised us from the seeds,

left behind the message of selfishness and greed.

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Remember one of the rules that many Braindenners have repeatedly verified: what seems easy to the riddler is tough to the riddle-ee & vice versa.

...but I'd say student loans. Bleargh.

The government

They did what was best for us, and they made us whole,

but after all these years, we have to pay our toll.

They who cared for us, and raised us from the seeds,

left behind the message of selfishness and greed.

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Founding Fathers, as far as I know, Not only won our Independance from Great Britian, they were the signers of the Constitution, but the framers- they shaped our destiny...and what this country is today-

Edit..Sorry had to go to lunch..

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Founding Fathers, as far as I know, Not only won our Independance from Great Britian, they were the signers of the Constitution, but the framers- they shaped our destiny...and what this country is today-

Edit..Sorry had to go to lunch..

Explain it line by line then tell me which one I'm reffering too.

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They did what was best for us, and they made us whole,

but after all these years, we have to pay our toll.

They who cared for us, and raised us from the seeds,

left behind the message of selfishness and greed.

Based on lines 2 (toll) and 3 (seeds) I'd guess George Washington (GW Bridge is a toll bridge and the whole cherry tree thing) but I'm not sure how the last line works.

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Based on lines 2 (toll) and 3 (seeds) I'd guess George Washington (GW Bridge is a toll bridge and the whole cherry tree thing) but I'm not sure how the last line works.

not what I meant by line 2, but it it in fact GW-can any one explain line 2&4?

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not what I meant by line 2, but it it in fact GW-can any one explain line 2&4?

Line 2: you use quarters to pay at a toll booth; Line 4: He didn't leave after him a message of selfishness and greed, but instead left it in the past when forming the new country, as in abandoning the kingship and aristocracy's selfishness and greed

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Line 2: you use quarters to pay at a toll booth; Line 4: He didn't leave after him a message of selfishness and greed, but instead left it in the past when forming the new country, as in abandoning the kingship and aristocracy's selfishness and greed

line 2: right on!

line 4:didn't even think of that when I was writing this.

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LOL!!! :lol:

maybe I should reword the last line...

Not necessarily. It's just hard to look at him in that light, as we have always been taught otherwise. That might be the problem. What's taught in school and truth don't always intersect.

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