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Posted by Anne Here's another Whittemore quote suitable for these times: "...unfortunately barbarians do seem to serve a purpose in history, for when we have them as enemies at our gates we no longer have to judge ourselves. For a brief moment, anyway, our innate savagery is safely out there beyond the city walls and we can rejoice in in our self-righteousness and be smug in our petty civic virtues" Nile Shadows again --Previous Message--
on January 21, 2003, 8:14 pm, in reply to "Re: A Whittemore quote for post-9-11"
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Quite possibly.
: Now you've got the Iraquis saying it!
: --Previous Message--
: For 2 years, I have used the following quote
: from Nile Shadows ast my e-mail signature.
: No matter what your stance is on the
: meaning of 9-11, it rings true even more
: today.
: "Why is it the Mongols of this world
: always tell us they're defending us
: against the Mongols?"
: :
:356
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