Julie -- You're very welcome. It may be that smiles, in accordance with the Categorical Imperative, constitute the source of our humanity. Cheers, Walter MUN Quoting JimKandJulieB@xxxxxxx: > First smile I've had today. I think this is why I keep on the list-serve. > > > Julie Krueger > > ========Original Message======== Subj: [lit-ideas] Re: So GOP stands > for? Date: 11/5/2006 1:29:49 P.M. Central Standard Time From: > _wokshevs@xxxxxxx > (mailto:wokshevs@xxxxxx) To: _lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > (mailto:lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx) , _stevechilson@xxxxxxxxxxxx > (mailto:stevechilson@xxxxxxxxxxx) > Sent on: > Quoting Steve Chilson <stevechilson@xxxxxxxxxxx>: > > snip > > I'm reminded > > that almost no matter the opinion one expresses, there will be a counter > > opinion. > snip > > I don't think so. > > Walter C. Okshevsky > MUN > > > > > ============================================================================== > = > > > > Under these guidelines it always amazes me to come across someone > > without confidence in themselves, in their ideas. Inevitably, no matter > > how half-cocked or ridiculous one's idea is, one will find others who > > believe in the same thing. I mean think about the sickest thing you can > > think of and imagine that there are probably millions before you who not > > only thought it, but did it. > > > > What we're all left with is dealing with our own unoriginality, victims > > of time. > > > > On Fri, 03 Nov 2006 16:26:23 -0500, "Ursula Stange" <Ursula@xxxxxxxxxx> > > said: > > > Socrates: > > > “…justice is to perform one’s own task, and not to > meddle > > with that of > > > others.” In _The Republic_ > > > > > > John Stuart Mill: > > > Mankind are greater gainers by suffering each other to live as seems > > > good to themselves, than by compelling each to live as seems good to the > > > > rest. > > > > > > The only freedom which deserves the name, is that of pursuing our own > > > good in our own way, so long as we do not attempt to deprive others of > > > theirs. > > > _On Liberty_ (1859) > > > > > > > > > Steve Chilson wrote: > > > > > > >I often wish people would just leave other people alone, > > > >get on with their bloody lives personally and leave each to their own > > > >moral dilemmas and how to resolve them. But that wouldn't be very > > > >realistic, would it then? > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, > > > digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html > > -- > > Steve Chilson > > stevechilson@xxxxxxxxxxx > > > > -- > > http://www.fastmail.fm - Does exactly what it says on the tin > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > > To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, > > digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, > digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html > ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html