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Old 07-12.-2006, 11:10 AM   #1
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Default An interesting thought.

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At least two-thirds of our miseries spring from human stupidity, human malice and those great motivators and justifiers of malice and stupidity: idealism, dogmatism and proselytizing zeal on behalf of religous or political ideas.
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Old 16-12.-2006, 07:53 AM   #2
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I think it's about 50-50 greed and stupidness.
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Old 18-12.-2006, 03:08 AM   #3
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Idealism is no great threat these days. Sheepdom is.
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Old 18-12.-2006, 04:04 AM   #4
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Looks like a prime example of River world.
Man's greed and his willingness to be led
always seems to be his undoing
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Old 26-12.-2006, 11:44 PM   #5
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We really ought to pass a law forbidding people from atending church or sunday school until they are 18. To wit: old enough to decide for themselves, instead of having it forced on them by zealous parents. bk
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