"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
Tuesday, July 12, 2016
The President In Dallas
Probably too long for us, we of the short attention spans; but his speech was everything that needed saying. Of course, the right wing screamers hated it. And yet I'd bet that if they heard those words from the mouth of anyone else, there'd be little with which they'd find fault. (If you read the screeds in that link, if you're like me you'll despair. That kind of hate knows no resolution, nor wants it.)
Just when you think there's a ray of hope...
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