NODE e3ab4c39RE: Libel, Times v. Sullivan
blanc <blancw@cnw.com>Sun, 2 Feb 1997 04:54:17 -0800 (PST)
From: Attila T. Hun, member of the Early Bird Consortium of Stray Cats,
quoting from the Pages of History:
did not the Magna Carta guarantee the right of free speech? Of
course, there was not full suffrage at that time, but the Magna
Carta is the basis of our common law.
[and...]
which gets down to just what the hell did my forefathers, and maybe
yours, fight for in 1776 if it was not for freedom of speech and
assembly, the right to bear arms, to be free from unreasonable
search and seizure; and enjoy the protection of law?
................................................
Yes, if the Magna Carta guaranteed a right and the forefathers fought to
secure it, why should any of us ever have to lift a finger in our own
defense.
My contribution to this thread from the Cpunk History & Philosophy
Division: a Jewish saying from a book I glanced through of couple of
weeks ago, something like:
"What good is it to a man who has lost his sight
that his ancestors had perfect vision."
..
Blanc
NODE 3d9f694cRE: Libel, Times v. Sullivan
"Attila T. Hun" <attila@primenet.com>Sun, 2 Feb 1997 10:39:16 -0800 (PST)
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on or about 970202:0457 blanc <blancw@cnw.com> said:
+Yes, if the Magna Carta guaranteed a right and the forefathers fought
+to secure it, why should any of us ever have to lift a finger in our
+own defense.
seems to me Jefferson said it took a rebellion every 20 years or so
to keep democracy awake... other than presuming your answer is
tongue in cheek (not elsewhere), complacency == welfare.
+My contribution to this thread from the Cpunk History & Philosophy
+Division: a Jewish saying from a book I glanced through of couple of
+weeks ago, something like:
+
+ "What good is it to a man who has lost his sight
+ that his ancestors had perfect vision."
not a lot, but that does not mean he should scorn those who have
managed to retain their sight. your saying is rather characteristic
of the genre --best glamourized in Mad magazine.
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