given this other quote I seriously wonder: No protracted war can fail to endanger the freedom of a democratic country. Alexis de Tocqueville
Now didn't Bush say that the war on terrorism may take a very long time... larry On 1/23/06, Tim Heald <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I somehow doubt it. Well maybe the quick notes when they were "studying". > > I know my GED ass has. > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Larry C. Lyons [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Monday, January 23, 2006 4:03 PM > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: de Tocqueville Quote > > > > Given the discussion today about war powers and that we're in > > a War on Terrorism, I found it somewhat amusing to find this > > Alexis de Tocqueville quote, and how apt it is: > > > > All those who seek to destroy the liberties of a democratic > > nation ought to know that war is the surest and shortest > > means to accomplish it. > > Alexis de Tocqueville > > > > > > Does anyone know if Bush or Cheyney has read de Tocqueville? > > > > larry > > -- > > Your representative owes you, not his industry only, but his > > judgment; and he betrays instead of serving you if he > > sacrifices it to your opinion. > > > > Edmond Burke > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:193911 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
