"The further a society drifts from the truth, the more it will hate those who speak it." Orwell
"“The price good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men.”
Plato
"The secret of freedom lies in educating people, whereas the secret of tyranny is in keeping them ignorant" Robespierre
Monday, October 1, 2012
Bad News
When I read that Hugo Chavez has endorsed Barack Obama, I thought "This isn't a good thing."
Because here our president, my candidate, only gets the imprimatur of some South American Mexican guy; whereas when George Bush was running for reelection, he got Vladimir Putin and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. And at least one terrorist organization.
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