Hear a speech declaring a holy war and, I assure you, your ears should catch the clink of evil’s scales and the dragging of its monstrous tail over the purity of the language.
– Dr Cruces, head tutor of the Guild of Assassins in Pyramids by Terry Pratchett
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February 3rd, 2003 | One comment - (Comments are closed)
 THIS is a tragedy, too. What makes the Columbia‘s loss more striking than the deaths of train passengers is that space exploration is forward-looking, not just part of ordinary life, and such a loss is a setback to something important, and noble. It’s not that astronauts’ lives are worth more than those of anyone else; it’s what they do, and what it stands for. – Glenn Reynolds yesterday February 2nd, 2003 | Comments are closed
January 25th, 2003 | 4 comments - (Comments are closed)
January 24th, 2003 | 5 comments - (Comments are closed)
“I hate Uncle Sam – I’m so over older men.” January 23rd, 2003 | Comments are closed
“…it rests on the assumption that your kids belong to the state. If we buy that assumption then it is for the state — not for parents, the community, the religious institutions or teachers — to decide who shall have what values and who shall do what work, when, where and how in our society. That assumption isn’t a new one. The Nazis thought it was a great idea.” (Quote via Nolo Consentire) January 22nd, 2003 | 4 comments - (Comments are closed)
Perhaps it is better to be irresponsible and right, than to be responsible and wrong January 21st, 2003 | 3 comments - (Comments are closed)
Sure I am of this, that you have only to endure to conquer. You have only to persevere to save yourselves January 20th, 2003 | Comments are closed
It is certainly true that modern civilization has created environmental problems, but the key enviromental issue is addressed in this one question. Is our technology’s ability to solve environmental problems advancing faster than are the environmental problems themselves? January 16th, 2003 | 2 comments - (Comments are closed)
You may find me one day dead in a ditch somewhere. But by God, you’ll find me in a pile of brass. January 15th, 2003 | 5 comments - (Comments are closed)
We are not going to put our players in a situation where they have to shake hands with the president of Zimbabwe. January 14th, 2003 | 2 comments - (Comments are closed)
Still, if you will not fight for the right when you can easily win without bloodshed; if you will not fight when your victory will be sure and not too costly; you may come to the moment when you will have to fight with all the odds against you and only a precarious chance of survival. There may even be a worse case. You may have to fight when there is no hope of victory, because it is better to perish than live as slaves. January 13th, 2003 | 5 comments - (Comments are closed)
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