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Re: Lets keep politics out of Lego
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Fri, 24 Nov 2000 14:42:03 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Larry Pieniazek writes:

1 - See _The Road to Serfdom_ by Hayek.

  I loved her in Desperado and Wild Wild West.  8^)

A parable: If your personal devil quoted the bible, would you therefore
reject the bible without critical examination?

  I'll see your Shakespeare and raise you a Voltaire: "To respect your
enemies for their virtues, there is the greater miracle."  That is, even if
I (for one) disagree with your/Libertarianism's conclusions (or, more
accurately, with some of its assumptions) I can respect a great many of its
ideals.

     Dave!



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(...) Disagree. "Power corrupts" as they say. So if you want less corruption, make sure your politicians have less power... That's one of the outcomes of Libertarianism, a government that does less, and hence, has less opportunities for graft and (...) (24 years ago, 24-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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