On 8/8/07, Gil Skillman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > But Mr. Mill forgets that, > till you change the character of the Irish cottier, peasant-proprietorship > would work no miracle. He would fall behind in the instalments of his > purchase-money, and would be called upon to surrender his farm. He would > often neglect it in idleness, ignorance, jollity, and drink, get into debt, > and have to sell his property to the newest owner of a great > estate.
as a descendant of Irish peasants, that seems to describe me pretty well. ;-) -- Jim Devine / "Segui il tuo corso, e lascia dir le genti." (Go your own way and let people talk.) -- Karl, paraphrasing Dante.
