"John D. Giorgis" wrote:
>
> At 12:42 PM 2/25/01 -0800, Doug wrote:
> >Jeeze, I hope you're kidding. I can think of few things more obnoxious
> than a
> >tendency to point out the shortcomings of others while hiding or ignoring
> (or,
> >worse, attempting to justify) ones own.
>
> There you go again.......
>
> At no point did I imply that the United States is lacking in shortcomings.
>
> I simply said that on a given scale of holiness with both the United States
> and Russia, the United States would rate as holier than Russia.
>
In my experience, the term "holier than thou" generally refers to someone who
considers themselves above reproach.
Doug
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