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To: TheBigB
Ahh Yes, The "Intellectuals" " What the intellectual craves above all else is to be taken seriously, to be treated as a decisive force in shaping history. He is far more at home in a society that weighs his every word and keeps close watch on his attitudes than in a society that cares not what he says or does. He would rather be persecuted than ignored. - Eric Hoffer -
124 posted on 11/12/2004 9:45:27 AM PST by Pompah (The price of greatness is responsibility)
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To: Pompah

"Ahh Yes, The "Intellectuals" " What the intellectual craves above all else is to be taken seriously, to be treated as a decisive force in shaping history. He is far more at home in a society that weighs his every word and keeps close watch on his attitudes than in a society that cares not what he says or does. He would rather be persecuted than ignored. - Eric Hoffer -"

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133 posted on 11/12/2004 10:00:43 AM PST by Zhangliqun (What are intellectuals for but to complexify the obvious?)
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