To: Noumenon
I seems my reading list has grown much longer than yours.
I've stopped reading a lot as of late when I shouldn't have.
Pessimism is most insidious.
171 posted on
01/27/2011 8:44:34 PM PST by
philman_36
(Pride breakfasted with plenty, dined with poverty, and supped with infamy. Benjamin Franklin)
To: philman_36
As the old saying goes, the truth shall make you free. But not always comfortable. In the end our best defense against the dark siders is the truth.
172 posted on
01/27/2011 8:54:24 PM PST by
Noumenon
("We should forgive our enemies, but not before they are hanged.")
To: philman_36
Also, Delsol is worth every minute you spend on her works. Just remember, it’s written from a European perspective, and hence not quite so vigorous and independent of mind as ours might be. Also consider: France has been ruled (not governed) by a succession of kings, tyrants, terrorists, murderous revolutionaries and socialists. They took a page from our revolution and made of theirs a slaughterhouse. Makes Delsol’s work all the more remarkable for that.
173 posted on
01/27/2011 8:58:54 PM PST by
Noumenon
("We should forgive our enemies, but not before they are hanged.")
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