It sounds like it must have been an answer to a question about war or occupation of a country and I beleive it was an American who used the phrase?
2007-07-28 12:36:00 · 5 answers · asked by pilipo 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Pee Wee Herman said that in his 1st movie.
2007-07-28 12:59:10 · answer #1 · answered by Big Timmy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A lot of people have used that quote. It's been around for generations..... literally!
President Ronald Reagan was perhaps the most famous or noteworthy. He used this phrase when proposing welfare reform: "Here in California nearly a million children are growing up in the stultifying atmosphere of programs that reward people for not working, programs that separate families and doom these children to repeat the cycle in their own adulthood.
I believe we can change this. There is no greater challenge facing the state or nation. Why shouldn’t California take this “giant stride for mankind?” If not us – who? If not now – when? "
Reagan may not have coined the phrase, but he popularized it.
Jewish Rabbi Hillel had a very similar quote, shown in the link above by another poster.
2007-07-28 13:03:37 · answer #2 · answered by pachl@sbcglobal.net 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think this was answered in Yahoo! Answers by Steve D. This may be found at:
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20070420020229AAD9MME
2007-07-28 12:46:51 · answer #3 · answered by chris_qu2000 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your mom.
2007-07-28 12:38:55 · answer #4 · answered by elissa9 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
May have a typo above. "now now" or "not now"?
2007-07-28 12:38:41 · answer #5 · answered by Chi Guy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋