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'Once Great' Britain searches for a national motto
The Christian Science Monitor ^
| Nov 16, 2007
| Mark Rice-Oxley
Posted on 11/18/2007 8:10:54 PM PST by monkeycard
LONDON - The French have their "Liberté, égalité, fraternité." The Americans have "In God we trust." Even tiny nations like Antigua and Fiji have stirring calls to nationhood, faith, solidarity.
Keen to redefine an increasingly diverse nation and its values, the government has launched a quest for a national maxim. Meant to be "truly representative," the motto will be arrived at by 1,000 members of the British public. This week, the BBC and the Times newspaper jump-started the process by soliciting suggestions on their websites.
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TOPICS: Culture/Society; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: culture; ingodwetrust; motto; uk
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To: monkeycard
To: monkeycard
“Fear God and dread nought.”
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posted on
11/18/2007 8:13:33 PM PST
by
RichInOC
(...Jacky Fisher, R.I.P.)
To: monkeycard
This should be interesting.
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posted on
11/18/2007 8:13:33 PM PST
by
kinoxi
To: monkeycard
“Don’t Kill Us, Muzzies!!”
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posted on
11/18/2007 8:14:14 PM PST
by
ButThreeLeftsDo
(Tracking The "Flyin' Imams Since 11/20/06)
To: monkeycard
“Defend Yourself? Go to Jail”
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posted on
11/18/2007 8:14:22 PM PST
by
FormerACLUmember
(“If a tax cut increases government revenues, you haven’t cut taxes enough.” –Milton Friedman)
To: monkeycard
أشهد أن] لا إله إلاَّ الله و [أشهد أن ] محمد رسول الله]
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posted on
11/18/2007 8:14:35 PM PST
by
Old Sarge
(This tagline in memory of FReeper 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub)
To: monkeycard
I thought they already had one: God Save the Queen.
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posted on
11/18/2007 8:14:45 PM PST
by
Ciexyz
To: RichInOC
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posted on
11/18/2007 8:15:34 PM PST
by
BOBTHENAILER
(One by one, in small groups or in whole armies, we don't care how we do it, but we're gonna getcha)
To: monkeycard
Possessor-Has been-Never was.
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posted on
11/18/2007 8:15:46 PM PST
by
Socratic
(“Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow; it empties today of its strength.” - Corrie Ten Boom)
To: monkeycard
Brittania Waives the Rules!
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posted on
11/18/2007 8:17:09 PM PST
by
Joe 6-pack
(Que me amat, amet et canem meum)
To: Ciexyz
Ciexyz, I'll update yours...
God Save the Queen (from wearing a burqa).
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posted on
11/18/2007 8:18:01 PM PST
by
PennsylvaniaMom
(I do not want people to be agreeable, as it saves me the trouble of liking them. Jane Austen.)
To: monkeycard
Come for the sun, stay for the food...
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posted on
11/18/2007 8:18:41 PM PST
by
null and void
(No more Bushes/No more Clintons)
To: monkeycard
"Our Dental, Eyeglass, and Heath Care are Government Supplied!"
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posted on
11/18/2007 8:19:42 PM PST
by
FormerACLUmember
(“If a tax cut increases government revenues, you haven’t cut taxes enough.” –Milton Friedman)
To: monkeycard
OK, so the sun has set on the British Empire. At least we still make good beer!
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posted on
11/18/2007 8:20:35 PM PST
by
southernnorthcarolina
(These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others.)
To: null and void
I'm feeling a depression coming on just looking at this picture.
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posted on
11/18/2007 8:21:00 PM PST
by
Lizavetta
( Politicians: When they're speaking, they're lying - when they're not speaking, they're stealing.)
To: monkeycard; aculeus; Charles Henrickson; dead; dighton; Lazamataz; mikrofon; Petronski; ...
"BRITAIN: Come For The Food, Stay For The Weather!"
To: Lizavetta
Ah, but when the fog lifts and the sun dazzles off the minarets, your heart will be gladdened!
To: PennsylvaniaMom
They used to have one: The Land Where the Sun Never Sets.
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posted on
11/18/2007 8:23:16 PM PST
by
Ciexyz
To: monkeycard
“Just because nobody complains doesn’t mean all parachutes are perfect.”
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posted on
11/18/2007 8:25:28 PM PST
by
ThomasThomas
(An investigative journalist is one who uses spellcheck.)
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