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To: friendly_doc
Ever hear of Sir Edmond Burke? He is the father of modern conservatism, he was a Englishman I respect. He once said..

"All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing". (tolerance)

182 posted on 06/25/2010 4:32:36 PM PDT by DirtyHarryY2K (The Tree of Liberty is long overdue for its natural manure)
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To: DirtyHarryY2K

Yes! And he was right.

I guess where you and I differ is how we understand “intolerance of evil”. You favour legal sanctions, criminalising things like pornography and sodomy. I favour non-legal informal sanctions - things like criticism, ridicule and contempt. But I’m not saying my approach is right in all cases.

Got to log off now. Many thanks for the conversation.

John.


185 posted on 06/25/2010 4:49:24 PM PDT by friendly_doc
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