"Aye, free! Free as a tethered ass!" —W.S. Gilbert
"All the affairs of men should be managed by individuals or voluntary associations, and . . . the State should be abolished." —Benjamin Tucker
"You must first enable the government to control the governed; and in the next place oblige it to control itself." —James Madison
"Fat chance." —Sheldon Richman
Saturday, April 02, 2011
First Define Your Terms
I don't mean to make Sean Hannity apoplectic, but I don't "love my country." Why not? Because I don't know what the hell that means and I don't sign on to things without knowing the terms.
After delivering himself of some scandalous remark or another, George Orwell was accosted by his listener with the accusation, "You sound like you're the kind of person who would betray his country for the sake of his best friend!"
Orwell probably really felt the puzzlement he expressed when he responded, "Well, I should certainly HOPE I would!"
*right on* Sheldon ..... and by that I mean I agree with your sentiments.
ReplyDeleteAfter delivering himself of some scandalous remark or another, George Orwell was accosted by his listener with the accusation, "You sound like you're the kind of person who would betray his country for the sake of his best friend!"
ReplyDeleteOrwell probably really felt the puzzlement he expressed when he responded, "Well, I should certainly HOPE I would!"