>>"A state that >> declines to be linked either to a religion or to an >> ideology > Indeed. What would be the example of such a state, anyway ? > *An* example is France. You will of course reply, Omar, that France has not declined to be linked to secularism. And there we have the problem Aron should have foreseen. But that some people will quibble whatever is said is not really his problem. Judy Evans jaye@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx -----Original Message----- From: lit-ideas-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:lit-ideas-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Omar Kusturica Sent: 30 April 2004 04:38 To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: A political thought (continued) --- John McCreery <mccreery@xxxxxxx> wrote: He then added a sentence that deserves > to be pondered by > those involved in the current reconstruction of > Iraq: "A state that > declines to be linked either to a religion or to an > ideology is the > work of centuries, not of a decision by the United > Nations or by some > imperial authority about to withdraw voluntarily or > under compulsion." Indeed. What would be the example of such a state, anyway ? O.K. __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Win a $20,000 Career Makeover at Yahoo! HotJobs http://hotjobs.sweepstakes.yahoo.com/careermakeover ------------------------------------------------------------------ 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