On Mon, 24 Feb 2003, Reggie Bautista wrote: > Marvin wrote: > >Ok, I just had to check... > > > >http://www.samueljohnson.com/refuge.html > > which has the quote as "Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel." > > When I was looking for that quote to post it, I found not 1, not 2, but 3 > pages that stated it as "...of the incompetent." And now I can't find any.
I'm guessing Johnson's phrase has been riffed on and paraphrased so many times (cf Salvor Hardin) that *lots* of people misremember it. > Guess how that makes me feel :-) Don't worry. We like you *because* you're a scoundrel. ;) Marvin Long Austin, Texas Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld, Poindexter & Ashcroft, LLP (Formerly the USA) http://www.breakyourchains.org/john_poindexter.htm _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
