A Whittemore quote for post-9-11
Posted by Gary Bridgman on October 29, 2001, 11:20 pm "Why is it the Mongols of this world always tell us they're defending us against the Mongols?"
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Re: A Whittemore quote for post-9-11
Posted by Stan Xhiao on January 21, 2003, 4:36 am, in reply to "A Whittemore quote for post-9-11" --Previous Message--
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Re: A Whittemore quote for post-9-11
Posted by Anne on January 21, 2003, 8:14 pm, in reply to "Re: A Whittemore quote for post-9-11" 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--
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Re: A Whittemore quote for post-9-11
Posted by Anne on October 30, 2001, 8:09 pm, in reply to "Re: A Whittemore quote for post-9-11" Very pithy - I totally agree - thanks for pointing it out --Previous Message--
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