I want to put two famous quotations side by side and see which one you think is closest to the truth. Here is the first one.

"There is no such thing as a sure thing." Now that would probably capture the sentiment of most people around the world as in the year 2004. 9/11 and terrorism around the world has changed everything. Security on New Year's Eve this last year was unprecedented. International flights were cancelled for the first time in the history of airlines over terroristic threats. One train of thought says, "The only thing you can be sure of is there is nothing you can be sure of."

On the other hand Benjamin Franklin once said, "Our new Constitution is now established, and has an appearance that promises permanency; but in this world nothing can be said to be certain except dea…