Thus said Steve on Wed, 14 Sep 2005 00:47:23 MDT: > There is of course also the assertion that change will not come by > force but by fiat. If there is not a revolution in **Tiananmen square, > there may very well be an evolution in the culture, where as greater > knowledge is gained by the people of thier condition, they begin to > demand more and more freedoms and rights from thier government.
This reminds me of an article I read in the not too distant past: http://www.mises.org/story/1899 Specifically the quote: ``What this suggests is that the most important work to do for liberty is intellectual work. An ideological force of resistance must thrive and have a voice. Intellectuals committed to liberty need support for their work. They need the freedom to write and speak and research. There must be a means to disseminate their ideas and attract young thinkers. There must be a means in place to propagate these ideas in forms that reach the largest number of social and business leaders, as well as professionals of all sorts. These ideas must further have a component that attracts the broadest possible support from the public.'' Andy -- GnuPG ID 0xA63888C9 (D2DA 68C9 BB2B 26B4 8204 2219 A43E F450 A638 88C9) [-----------[system uptime]--------------------------------------------] 11:10am up 85 days, 19:48, 1 user, load average: 1.00, 1.00, 1.00 /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
