I've been tagged by canadianladybug.  Here we go:

RULES:

1. Pick up the nearest book (of at least 123 pages).
2. Open the book to page 123.
3. Find the fifth sentence.
4. Post the next three sentences.
5. Tag five people.

The book nearest me was A Patriot's History of the United States (What can I say?  I am a history-geek)

The fifth sentence on page 123 (get ready for a great sentence)  "In fact, Hamilton sought the alliance of government with elites because they needed to be enlisted in the service of the government on behalf of the people,a course they would not take if left to their own devices." The next 3 sentences: "To accomplish that, he intended to use the Treasury of the new republic, and its financial/debt structure, to encourage the wealthy to align themselves with the interests of the nation.   Only the wealthy could play that role: middle-class merchants, farmers,or artisans were too transient and, at any rate, did not have enough surplus to invest in the nation. Permanent stability required near-perpetual investment, which in turn required structuring property laws so that the wealthy would not hesitate to place their resources at the disposal of the government."

If you actually read all that, I am impressed.  Seriously, this book by Schweikart and Allen, tries to tell our country's history as it really happened.  In fact the authors state that they are trying to undo what modern texts claim concerning our history of racism, sexism, bigotry and basically the idea that everything our founders did was wrong.  You know the fad: America bad, everyone else good. 

Thanks for the tag.  I am suppose to tag 5 people.  I think that I'll just ask you, yes you, to play along.  Come on, you can do this one.  It is easy and it lets us see what you're reading (or at least what's on the coffee table).  Let me know that you've played.

Anissa