Came across this in an article of the Toronto Sun (a "conservative" tabloid :shok:)
To paraphrase ....
...pacifists generally don't write the history books... because they're dead.
I just thought it would make a great T-shirt or bumper sticker for the top-case. The article itself just talks about our (Canadian) role in bombining the shit out of ISIL in Iraq. No offence to all the pacifists who will take offence to this statement. Wonder if I could trademark that?
http://www.torontosun.com/2015/03/20/make-iraq-mission-quick (http://www.torontosun.com/2015/03/20/make-iraq-mission-quick)
But but but, 'the meek shall inherit the earth'... Or so says the bible, and Rush.
Dan
Quote from: Dan Filetti on March 25, 2015, 07:22:43 AM
But but but, 'the meek shall inherit the earth'... Or so says the bible, and Rush.
"The Meek Shall Inherit Nothing" - Frank Zappa
Describing his philosophical views, Zappa stated, "I believe that people have a right to decide their own destinies; people own themselves. I also believe that, in a democracy, government exists because (and only so long as) individual citizens give it a 'temporary license to exist'—in exchange for a promise that it will behave itself. In a democracy, you own the government—it doesn't own you."
Steve
Incredidble. I think those other great orators of our time, The Beastie Boys, also said something similar... You Gotta Fight For Your Right To Party! :pardon:
If you need a daily Zappa quote, heres a few to get us through the next while:
http://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/22302.Frank_Zappa (http://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/22302.Frank_Zappa)
Yes, Zappa was and still is in my top list of artsists. In 200 yrs they will still be playing his musice, whilst all otheres will be in the dust-bin of history. Somebody should publish a book on all the great stuff he said - wait - somebody else already did... (popcorn)
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/39671.The_Real_Frank_Zappa_Book (http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/39671.The_Real_Frank_Zappa_Book)
Off to the bookstore I go...
Quote from: Steve_in_Florida on March 25, 2015, 07:47:58 AM
Quote from: Dan Filetti on March 25, 2015, 07:22:43 AM
But but but, 'the meek shall inherit the earth'... Or so says the bible, and Rush.
"The Meek Shall Inherit Nothing" - Frank Zappa
Describing his philosophical views, Zappa stated, "I believe that people have a right to decide their own destinies; people own themselves. I also believe that, in a democracy, government exists because (and only so long as) individual citizens give it a 'temporary license to exist'—in exchange for a promise that it will behave itself. In a democracy, you own the government—it doesn't own you."
Steve
And Zappa appropriated the entire concept from Friedrich Nietzsche... the penultimate existentialist.
Dan
Quote from: Dan Filetti on March 25, 2015, 07:22:43 AM
But but but, 'the meek shall inherit the earth'... Or so says the bible, and Rush.
Dan
2112 Rocks ----- Party
Quote from: moparman70 on March 25, 2015, 10:47:30 PM
Quote from: Dan Filetti on March 25, 2015, 07:22:43 AM
But but but, 'the meek shall inherit the earth'... Or so says the bible, and Rush.
Dan
2112 Rocks ----- Party
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