In a message dated 8/28/2004 12:46:51 AM Eastern Daylight Time, mccreery@xxxxxxx writes: Lenin, Stalin, Mao = "philosopher kings and benevolent dictators [who] rot[ted] from within." I see. ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html