pyroguysr's Diaryland Diary ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PEACE is NOT PATRIOTIC War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. The decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling which thinks that �nothing is worth war� is much worse. The person who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself. -- John Stuart Mill Several times in the past week I�ve seen the oxymoronic bumpersticker and tee-shirt that says: �Peace is patriotic!� I vehemently disagree! Peace is not patriotic! Peace� is the direct result of unselfish, patriotic acts by dedicated, morally strong people committed to their ideal! In the beginning of a change, the patriot is a scarce man, brave, hated, and scorned. When his cause succeeds however, the timid join him, for then it cost nothing to be a patriot. -- Mark Twain 11:30 p.m. - 2005-11-10 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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