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To: presidio9
I'll thank you to NOT make fun of the greatest cultural atrocity in the HISTORY of mankind.
Sorry, but that distinction goes to the burning of the library at Alexandria.
8 posted on 06/06/2003 9:54:32 AM PDT by eastsider
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To: eastsider
Sorry, but Ceasar was a Democrat, so that's just not possible.
9 posted on 06/06/2003 9:56:39 AM PDT by presidio9 (Run Al, Run!!!)
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To: eastsider
"The greatest library of the ancient world, the Library of Alexandria, which had been collecting works since 330 BC, was destroyed by the Muslims in 641 AD. When asked what to do with the library after the capture of Alexandria, Caliph Umar [advisor to and father-in-law of The Prophet Muhammad] replied: "If the books are in accordance with the book of Allah, we may do without them, for the book of Allah more than suffices. If they are not in accordance, then there is no need to preserve them." It took six months to destroy the library, losing forever much of the scholarship of the ancient world. It was the most evil act of vandalism in history. " - Humphery ? (website found through google)

Exactly what I was thinking... The library at Alexandria

28 posted on 06/06/2003 11:29:24 AM PDT by Triple (All forms of socialism deny individuals the right to the fruits of their labor)
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