And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
It is pretty amazing that in 1982, the British newspapers are complaining about the God-less muslims (small "m" intended) and how horrible they are and yet not that much time later, they welcome the goat humpers to become a sizeable part of the polulation in that once great nation.
Not surprising John since most people are emotional reacting, instant gratification, bread & circus consuming creatures who constantly dream of winning a million dollar Lotto, but cannot conceive that their lives and lifestyles will ever experience a negative change.
For the great enemy of truth is very often not the lie--deliberate, contrived and dishonest--but the myth--persistent, persuasive, and unrealistic. Too often we hold fast to the cliches of our forebears. We subject all facts to a prefabricated set of interpretations. We enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought.
It is pretty amazing that in 1982, the British newspapers are complaining about the God-less muslims (small "m" intended) and how horrible they are and yet not that much time later, they welcome the goat humpers to become a sizeable part of the polulation in that once great nation.
ReplyDeleteNot surprising John since most people are emotional reacting, instant gratification, bread & circus consuming creatures who constantly dream of winning a million dollar Lotto, but cannot conceive that their lives and lifestyles will ever experience a negative change.
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For the great enemy of truth is very often not the lie--deliberate, contrived and dishonest--but the myth--persistent, persuasive, and unrealistic. Too often we hold fast to the cliches of our forebears. We subject all facts to a prefabricated set of interpretations. We enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought.
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