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2 posted on
08/08/2006 6:45:19 AM PDT by
A. Pole
(Saint Augustine: "The truth speaks from the bottom of the heart without the noise of words")
To: Dog Gone
Perhaps of interest.
4 posted on
08/08/2006 6:51:18 AM PDT by
Joe Brower
(The Constitution defines Conservatism. *NRA*)
To: A. Pole
I would have to add that Hegel was more likely comparing the feudal with the newer idea of state or republic. But why bother with any historical context?
To: A. Pole
Democracy is when five men are in a room with one woman and they vote to rape the woman. A republic exists to uphold the rights of the woman--not sure who said that originally; wasn't me.
But:
It is the nature of individuals to seek freedom whereas the nature of groups is to gravitate towards tyranny--I did say that although I expect it'll be stolen by some klutz Yale graduate writing for the Washington Post.
24 posted on
08/08/2006 2:05:18 PM PDT by
samm1148
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