"The ultimate result of shielding men from the effects of folly is to fill the world with fools." -- Herbert Spencer (1820-1903) British author, economist, philosopher 1891
To wit: Voltaire commencer snips "If the people aspired to be free, they were crushed by the king, and every priest was a Herod who slaughtered the children of the brain. The king ruled by force, the priest by fear, and both by both. The king said to the people. "God made you peasants, and He made me king; He made you to labor, and me to enjoy; He made rags and hovels for you, robes and palaces for me. He made you to obey, and me to command. Such is the justice of God." And the priest said; "God made you ignorant and vile; He made me holy and wise; you are the sheep, I am the shepherd; your fleeces belong to, me. If you do not obey me here, God will punish you now and torment you forever in another world. Such is the mercy of God." "You must not reason. Reason is a rebel. You must not contradict -- contradiction is born of egotism; you must believe. He that hath ears to hear let him hear." Heaven was a question of ears. Fortunately for us, there have been traitors and there have been heretics, blasphemers, thinkers, investigators, lovers of liberty, men of genius who have given their lives to better the condition of their fellow-men. It may be well enough here to ask the question: What is greatness? A great man adds to the sum of knowledge, extends the horizon of thought, releases souls from the Bastille of fear, crosses unknown and mysterious seas, gives new islands and new continents to the domain of thought, new constellations to the firmament of mind. A great man does not seek applause or place; he seeks for truth; he seeks the road to happiness, and what he ascertains he gives to others. A great man throws pearls before swine, and the swine are sometimes changed to men. If the great had always kept their pearls, vast multitudes would be barbarians now. A great man is a torch in the darkness, a beacon in superstition's night, an inspiration and a prophecy. Greatness is not the gift of majorities; it cannot be thrust upon any man; men cannot give it to another; they can give place and power, but not greatness. After the earthquake which destroyed three-quarters of Lisbon, the wise men of that country could discover no more efficacious way of preventing a total ruin than by giving the people a splendid auto-da- fe. It was decided by the university of Coimbre that the sight of several persons being slowly burned in great ceremony is an infallible secret for preventing earthquakes. With the coming of the Revolution, Voltaire's reputation was vigorously rehabilitated. In 1792, his remains were moved to the Pantheon, but at the beginning of the Restoration his tomb was vandalized and his bones scattered. Maurois writes that his heart is preserved at the Bibliothèque Nationale, and Edwards notes that "the Nazis, quite fittingly, melted down his statue during their occupation of Paris." Andre Maurois writes that Voltaire's efforts in behalf of the Calas family and other victims of persecution did more for his popular fame than his writings. For example, during the period of the Revolution, the National Convention ordered that, in the city of Toulouse, where Calas was martyred, there should be erected a marble column bearing the inscription: THE NATIONAL CONVENTION TO PATERNAL LOVE TO NATURE TO CALAS VICTIM OF FANATICISM Maurois observes wryly: "That came to pass in the year 1793, when the same assembly cut off the heads of many hundreds of Frenchmen who did not share its views." >fin snips Peace, Doc On Nov 21, 12:27 am, VT Sean Lewis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > So which is it, Bush is detroying the economy > or the US Corporation are destroying the economy > or are the two working together? > > Did US jets shot down the third passenger plane? > > On Nov 20, 9:54 pm, Doc Holliday <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > “I don’t give a goddamn,” Bush retorted. “I’m the President and the > > Commander-in-Chief. Do it my way.” > > > “Mr. President,” one aide in the meeting said. “There is a valid case > > that the provisions in this law undermine the Constitution.” > > > “Stop throwing the Constitution in my face,” Bush screamed back. “It’s > > just a goddamned piece of paper!” > > > I’ve talked to three people present for the meeting that day and they > > all confirm that the President of the United States called the > > Constitution “a goddamned piece of paper.” > > > Peace, > > Doc > > > On Nov 20, 10:28 pm, VT Sean Lewis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Do you have propellers on your tin foil hat? > > > > On Nov 20, 8:25 pm, Doc Holliday <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > FEMA camps fully staffed & ready to go > > > > Posted September 29th, 2008 > > > > EXECUTIVE ORDER 10995allows the government to seize and control the > > > > communication media.EXECUTIVE ORDER 10997allows the government to take > > > > over all electrical power, gas, petroleum, fuels and minerals. > > > > > EXECUTIVE ORDER 10998allows the government to seize all means of > > > > transportation, including personal cars, trucks or vehicles of any > > > > kind and total control over all highways, seaports, and waterways. > > > > > EXECUTIVE ORDER 10999allows the government to take over all food > > > > resources and farms. > > > > > EXECUTIVE ORDER 11000allows the government to mobilize civilians into > > > > work brigades under government supervision. > > > > > EXECUTIVE ORDER 11001allows the government to take over all health, > > > > education and welfare functions. > > > > > EXECUTIVE ORDER 11002designates the Postmaster General to operate a > > > > national registration of all persons. > > > > > EXECUTIVE ORDER 11003 allows the government to take over all airports > > > > and aircraft, including commercial aircraft. > > > > > EXECUTIVE ORDER 11004 allows the Housing and Finance Authority to > > > > relocate communities, build new housing with public funds, designate > > > > areas to be abandoned, and establish new locations for populations. > > > > > EXECUTIVE ORDER 11005allows the government to take over railroads, > > > > inland waterways and public storage facilities. > > > > > EXECUTIVE ORDER 11051specifies the responsibility of the Office of > > > > Emergency Planning and gives authorization to put all Executive Orders > > > > into effect in times of increased international tensions and economic > > > > or financial crisis. > > > > > EXECUTIVE ORDER 11310grants authority to the Department of Justice to > > > > enforce the plans set out in Executive Orders, to institute industrial > > > > support, to establish judicial and legislative liaison, to control all > > > > aliens, to operate penal and correctional institutions, and to advise > > > > and assist the President. > > > > > EXECUTIVE ORDER 11049assigns emergency preparedness function to > > > > federal departments and agencies, consolidating 21 operative Executive > > > > Orders issued over a fifteen year period. > > > > > EXECUTIVE ORDER 11921allows the Federal Emergency Preparedness Agency > > > > to develop plans to establish control over the mechanisms of > > > > production and distribution, of energy sources, wages, salaries, > > > > credit and the flow of money in U.S. financial institution in any > > > > undefined national emergency.www.dailypaul.com > > > > > Peace, > > > > Doc > > > > > On Nov 20, 10:17 pm, VT Sean Lewis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > And the US bombed the towers on 9/11....... > > > > > > On Nov 20, 7:15 pm, Doc Holliday <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > Doc > > > > > > reiterateshttp://groups.google.com/group/abc_politics_forum/browse_thread/threa... > > > > > > > You "folks" are blind as shit. Can't you see that all this financial > > > > > > business is happening for a reason. Do you think these financial > > > > > > giants are so damned stupid they could not forecast this disaster. > > > > > > "THEY' have cause this disaster and it is our disaster not theirs > > > > > > because that's the way they planned it! This god damned false flag > > > > > > financial disaster only empowers the elitist bastards and usurps our > > > > > > rights. You bunch of dumb shits!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! > > > > > > > They need an excuse to move their operations overseas, they've been > > > > > > doing it now for years. My question is; how much money have all > > > > > > these > > > > > > giants made of the military / war? I think they have most all their > > > > > > facilities overseas that build military vehicles etc. Might they be > > > > > > hiding profits that are paid under the table? The boys at the top > > > > > > don't give a shit about Americans. Putting up a pseudo false flag > > > > > > fight looks good now so they can complete the cycle of moving their > > > > > > operations and utilize the the "human resources" / slave labor / > > > > > > wage > > > > > > slavery outside the US, but they have to put on a good show; don't > > > > > > they? And is this not the perfect storm for the globalist to level > > > > > > the > > > > > > playing fields / pay scales so they may have all of us on a global > > > > > > scale under their thumbs so as to control how much investment they > > > > > > have in their "human resources" as in human blood sweat and > > > > > > tears???????????????? Wake the fuck up!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! > > > > > > > "Capital must protect itself in every way...Debts must be > > > > > > collected and loans and mortgages > > > > > > foreclosed as soon as possible. When through a process of law the > > > > > > common people have lost their > > > > > > homes, they will be more tractable and more easily governed by the > > > > > > strong arm of the law applied > > > > > > by the central power of leading financiers. People without homes > > > > > > will > > > > > > not quarrel with their leaders. > > > > > > This is well known among our principal men now engaged in forming an > > > > > > imperialism of capitalism to > > > > > > govern the world. By dividing the people we can get them to expend > > > > > > their energies in fighting over > > > > > > questions of no importance to us except as teachers of the common > > > > > > herd."-- > > > > > > Taken from the Civil Servants' Year Book, "The Organizer" January > > > > > > 1934. > > > > > > > ...I am convinced that the agreement [Bretton Woods] will enthrone a > > > > > > world dictatorship of private > > > > > > finance more complete and terrible than and Hitlerite dream. It > > > > > > offers > > > > > > no solution of world problems, but quite blatantly sets up controls > > > > > > which will reduce the smaller nations to vassal states and make > > > > > > every > > > > > > government the mouthpiece and tool of International Finance. It > > > > > > will > > > > > > undermine and destroy the democratic institutions of this country - > > > > > > in > > > > > > fact as effectively as ever the Fascist forces could have done - > > > > > > pervert and paganise our Christian ideals; and will undoubtedly > > > > > > present a new menace, endangering world peace. World collaboration > > > > > > of > > > > > > private financial interests can only mean mass unemployment, > > > > > > slavery, > > > > > > misery, degradation and financial destruction. Therefore, as freedom > > > > > > loving Australians we should reject this infamous proposal. -- Labor > > > > > > Minister of Australia, Eddie Ward, during the inception of the World > > > > > > Bank and Bretton Woods, he gave this warning. > > > > > > > Peace, > > > > > > Doc > > > > > > > On Nov 19, 8:18 pm, Jim Willis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > Gee Wally; though I am hesitant to say I told you so, I did. As > > > > > > > the > > > > > > > Dow races to 7000 my prophetic, prescient, almost clairvoyant > > > > > > > predictions of an economic apocalypse are tragically coming to > > > > > > > fruition. Yet, it will get much, much worse; trust me. The vaunted > > > > > > > $700 billion, “shuck and jive” has been as effective in loosening > > > > > > > credit markets as Al Gore has been at losing weight. He’s still a > > > > > > > fat > > > > > > > bastard and our financial markets are circling the bowl. Here’s > > > > > > > what > > > > > > > you need to know. > > > > > > > > It’s too late to prop up our financial markets. The fire started > > > > > > > by > > > > > > > Democrat holdovers, flunkies and thieves in Fannie Mae and > > > > > > > Freddie Mac > > > > > > > has spread from our financials to industrials and even to internet > > > > > > > advertising; ala Google’s dive today. Also note Yahoo is almost > > > > > > > free > > > > > > > and CBS is on life support at $5.00 a share. My point; every > > > > > > > sector of > > > > > > > our economy is in full nose dive. > > > > > > > > Just for kicks, let’s quickly stroll down memory lane and examine > > > > > > > the > > > > > > > cause of this winter of our discontent. Democrat hacks at Fannie > > > > > > > and > > > > > > > Freddie used sex, lies and videotape to cook the books, receive > > > > > > > millions in target bonus’s and got congress to look the other way > > > > > > > by > > > > > > > bribing Democrats in the senate, “when republicans were in > > > > > > > charge” and > > > > > > > by bribing a lot of Democrats when they were in charge. Who said > > > > > > > public service doesn’t pay? As republicans and President Bush were > > > > > > > ringing the bell and shouting fire, democrats and the media > > > > > > > minimized > > > > > > > the alarm while shouting, “Racists pigs”. > > > > > > > > Fannie and Freddie currently hold $6 trillion dollars in toxic > > > > > > > mortgages but, that doesn’t tell the whole story. Through the > > > > > > > halls of > > > > > > > these evil twins passed $50 trillion dollars in toxic mortgages. > > > > > > > These > > > > > > > mortgages were explicitly given to unqualified buyers, bundled > > ... > > read more » --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
