To: PeterPrinciple
If History proved this, as you say, we would still be part of England. Our forefathers were not a well regulated militia until they had to be. They were just a bunch of guys with guns.
It's one thing to plan for the worst, it's quite another to be an unthinking pessimist ready to roll over in submission.
263 posted on
08/14/2012 8:33:00 AM PDT by
Durus
(You can avoid reality, but you cannot avoid the consequences of avoiding reality. Ayn Rand)
To: Durus
266 posted on
08/14/2012 8:36:05 AM PDT by
listenhillary
(Courts, law enforcement, roads and national defense should be the extent of government)
To: Durus
It’s one thing to plan for the worst, it’s quite another to be an unthinking pessimist ready to roll over in submission.
One of the tenants of conservatism is understanding human nature and history. I qualified this with the word mostly and hope for the exemptions.
BUT, I have experienced standing up for what is right and I STOOD ALONE, and I thought I was surrounded by men of like mind.
284 posted on
08/14/2012 8:56:23 AM PDT by
PeterPrinciple
( (Lord, save me from some conservatives, they don't understand history any better than liberals.))
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