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To: 68skylark
My favorite line: "...human fulfillment and excellence come in the responsible exercise of liberty. And we believe that freedom -- the freedom we prize -- is not for us alone, it is the right and the capacity of all mankind."
6 posted on 11/10/2003 6:57:12 PM PST by friendly (Man is so made that whenever anything fires his soul, impossibilities vanish.)
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To: friendly
Yes, I agree that you've got another good part, especially the second sentence you quote which sums up his whole theme.

I wonder a little about what he means by "the responsible exercise of liberty." It seems to me we have plenty of irresponsible people here in the U. S. exercising their liberty, and for the most part it doesn't really hurt us much -- once in awhile they even do something good.

I wouldn't want foreign leaders to think it's okay for them to allow things that seem like "responsible" liberty, but it's okay to crack down on things that seem like "irresponsible" liberty -- liberty doesn't work that way.

7 posted on 11/10/2003 8:23:09 PM PST by 68skylark
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