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Re: One nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Wed, 3 Jul 2002 10:05:25 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Pedro Silva writes:
> In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Joseph Williams writes:
> > I'm in full agreement with taking into consideration previous civilizations
> > as greater in influence than what is currently the USA of today. Take either
> > China or Egypt, which are still very vital world communities today. Most
> > everything we take for granted had some sort of origin in these regions.
> > From masonary, writing, religion, and structures whose purposes we in our
> I will be more inclined to agree that China has continuously been an
> extremely important civilization, rather than Egypt (which is now only a
> part of a much wider culture). But yes, you have a point - ultimately, those
> who came before laid the path to our present-day greatness.
On the other hand, what have they done recently? Have the Chinese or Egyptians
contributed to the world anything of note in the past thousand years?
At all time and in all places, every accomplishment is made standing on the
backs of giants. That does not diminish greatness. What may diminish
greatness is when it is achieved at too great a cost -- as you might argue WRT
the US.
Chris
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