davjohns 1 #1 January 24, 2013 "Only a virtuous people are capable of freedom. As nations become more corrupt and vicious, they have more need of masters." - Benjamin FranklinI know it just wouldnt be right to kill all the stupid people that we meet.. But do you think it would be appropriate to just remove all of the warning labels and let nature take its course. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wayneflorida 0 #2 January 24, 2013 Quote"Only a virtuous people are capable of freedom. As nations become more corrupt and vicious, they have more need of masters." - Benjamin Franklin Old white guy. Not relevant. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rushmc 23 #3 January 24, 2013 Quote"Only a virtuous people are capable of freedom. As nations become more corrupt and vicious, they have more need of masters." - Benjamin Franklin BINGO!!"America will never be destroyed from the outside, if we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves." Abraham Lincoln Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kcjen24 0 #4 January 24, 2013 Old white guy. Not relevant.*** What does his age or color have to do with it? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy9o8 2 #5 January 24, 2013 Quote Old white guy. Not relevant.*** What does his age or color have to do with it? Ah, You're a Literalist. Excellent. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #6 January 24, 2013 Quote"Only a virtuous people are capable of freedom. As nations become more corrupt and vicious, they have more need of masters." - Benjamin Franklin If that's the case then nobody is capable of freedom. The least of which would be a slave owner. Who is more virtuous; the slave or the slave owner?quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skyrad 0 #7 January 24, 2013 Quote"Only a virtuous people are capable of freedom. As nations become more corrupt and vicious, they have more need of masters." - Benjamin Franklin That presupposes that there was a time when nations were full of virtuous people and free. Herodotus blows that theory clean out of the water.When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy. Lucius Annaeus Seneca Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skyrad 0 #8 January 24, 2013 QuoteQuote"Only a virtuous people are capable of freedom. As nations become more corrupt and vicious, they have more need of masters." - Benjamin Franklin If that's the case then nobody is capable of freedom. The least of which would be a slave owner. Who is more virtuous; the slave or the slave owner? The man who sold the slave to the owner, for he was only making a living to feed his wife and children.When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy. Lucius Annaeus Seneca Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
davjohns 1 #9 January 25, 2013 Quote Quote Old white guy. Not relevant.*** What does his age or color have to do with it? Ah, You're a Literalist. Excellent. Makes Andy all googly inside. Like a cat with catnip.I know it just wouldnt be right to kill all the stupid people that we meet.. But do you think it would be appropriate to just remove all of the warning labels and let nature take its course. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
