From: "Marvin Long, Jr." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Subject: Re: war and peace
Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2003 10:07:51 -0600 (CST)

On Fri, 7 Feb 2003, Gautam Mukunda wrote:
<snip>

> - the sentiments had a real
> and humane effect on large portions of the world.  One
> that it's very easy to regret from our enlightened
> self-righteousness of the 21st century.

Granted, to a point.  I'm not sure that the whole world will take the
relative idealism of late British empire as characteristic of the history
of colonialism in general, though, nor associate it automatically with the
kind of language Bush chose to use.
The unfortunate post-9/11 use of the word "crusade" keeps coming to mind.

Jon
GSV Speechwriters Delenda Est :)

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