Open Mic SUNDAY 2nd AUGUST + Political Caption Competition
POLITICAL FACT OF THE DAY: The terms “Left” and “Right” originated during the French Revolution based on seating in the National Assembly.
POLITICAL QUOTE OF THE DAY: “It is the purpose of government to see that not only the legitimate interests of the few are protected but that the welfare and rights of the many are conserved.”
― Franklin D. Roosevelt,
POLITICAL HAIKU OF THE DAY:
Tankers ride the dawn.
Steel shadows cross silent seas—
Children fear the tide.
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