Ugh, how depressing. Now, where did I leave my bottle of Jim Beam? --- On Wednesday, November 17, 2004 11:42 AM, Larry C. Lyons scribed: --- > > Speaking of quotes there's this one taken from the Nuremburg Trials: > > > "Naturally the common people don't want war: Neither in Russia, nor in > England, nor for that matter in Germany. That is understood. But, > after all, IT IS THE LEADERS of the country who determine the policy > and it is always a simple matter to drag the people along, whether it > is a democracy, or a fascist dictatorship, or a parliament, or a > communist dictatorship. Voice or no voice, the people can always be > brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to > do is TELL THEM THEY ARE BEING ATTACKED, and denounce the peacemakers > for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. IT WORKS > THE SAME IN ANY COUNTRY." > > --Goering at the Nuremberg Trials > > sound familiar? > > larry > > > On Wed, 17 Nov 2004 09:50:37 -0600, Russel Madere > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> "War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. The decayed >> and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling which thinks that >> nothing is worth war is much worse. The person who has nothing for >> which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than >> his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance >> of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men >> than himself." >> >> John Stuart Mill >> >> Russel Madere >> Webmaster/Internet Coordinator >> 504.832.9835 x3509 >> SunShine Pages by EATEL >> www.sunshinepages.com >> >> >> > >
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