Hi y'all - forgive a poor ignorant immigrant, but wasn't he the President who chose our "national motto" and placed "under god " in the pledge?
On Aug 30, 2:26 pm, ornamentalmind <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Oh, and perhaps to the topic, may we never forget these words of > wisdom from a man who was a general and a president for the USA. I > remember him well. > > "In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition > of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military > industrial complex. The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced > power exists and will persist. We must never let the weight of this > combination endanger our liberties or democratic processes. We should > take nothing for granted. Only an alert and knowledgeable citizenry > can compel the proper meshing of the huge industrial and military > machinery of defense with our peaceful methods and goals, so that > security and liberty may prosper together." > > Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower. Farewell Address to the Nation. > January 17, 1961 > > On Aug 30, 12:17 pm, Taylor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > <<it is possible that some of us operate under the control of memes > > that > > seek to find the truth, even when it means proving that some of our > > most cherished beliefs (memes) are wrong. >> > > > Agreed. But that changes your criterion; you would remove the voting > > rights of those with *bad* memes.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Memphis Freethought Alliance" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/memphisfreethoughtalliance?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
