On Sat, 22 Feb 2003, Reggie Bautista wrote:

> You don't remember Salvor Hardin, the mayor who said "Never let your sense 
> of morals get in the way of doing what's right," "Violence is the last 
> refuge of the incompetent" and many other sayings, and is one of the coolest 
> politicians in science fiction?

Ok, he was very cool, and I've tended to remember the sayings if not the 
name.

> Sacrilege!
> 
> Reggie Bautista
> "Patriotism is the last refuge of the incompetent."
>                      --Samuel Johnson (1709 - 1784)

I thought patriotism was the last refuge of the *scoundrel.* (?)

Marvin Long
Austin, Texas
Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld, Poindexter & Ashcroft, LLP (Formerly the USA)

http://www.breakyourchains.org/john_poindexter.htm

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