In case you didn't notice: Virtual protest
Richard Irving
rirving at onecall.net
Wed Feb 26 22:05:52 UTC 2003
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A few thoughts of Past Presidents to
act as a "Virtual" Guiding Light
to Modern America:
President McKinley on WAR:
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"War should never be entered upon
until every agency of peace has failed." (March 4, 1897)
President Truman on FUD:
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"America was not built on fear. America was built on courage,
on imagination and an unbeatable determination to do the job at hand." (January 8, 1947)
President Eisenhower on Weapons:
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"Every gun that is made, every warship launched,
every rocket fired, in a final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are
not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed." (April 16, 1953).
..and on general trends in culture and Wisdom:
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"This conjunction of an immense military establishment
and a large arms industry is new in the American experience. . . .
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."
(January 17, 1961)
President Johnson, L. on Evil:
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"Evil acts of the past are never
rectified by evil acts of the present." (July 21, 1964)
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And on the "lighter" note,
I leave you with Nixon, Reagan,
and of course, W :
President Nixon on Corruption:
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"When the President does it,
that means that it is not illegal." (May 19, 1977)
President Reagan on Government:
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"In this present crisis,
government is not the solution to our problem;
government is the problem." (January 20, 1981)
"Politics is supposed to be the second oldest profession.
I have come to realize that it bears a
very close resemblance to the first." (March 2, 1977)
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Ok.. One "W" quote..... but, very reluctantly....
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And , in our top 10 countdown,
"W" issue's -=irrefutable=- Wisdom:
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"It is clear our nation is reliant upon
big foreign oil. More and more of our imports
come from overseas! - Sep 25, 2000
;)
.Richard.
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A Final Haiku
marking a Passing Moment,
of Communication History:
"Softly like a Leaf
The Autumn of Cidera
Dishes fall silent"
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Sean Donelan wrote:
>
> According to news reports "many" people were supposed to call, e-mail, etc
> their elected representatives in the US capital today.
>
> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6032-2003Feb26.html
>
> As far as I can tell from the public measurement sites, there doesn't
> appear to be any significant change in network traffic.
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