tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15453937.post1512187965835490286..comments2024-01-10T17:36:15.040-07:00Comments on The Lippard Blog: Liberty, security, and deathLippardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16826768452963498005noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15453937.post-90492349432245037022007-09-26T14:09:00.000-07:002007-09-26T14:09:00.000-07:00Mitt Romney, the man who will say anything and its...Mitt Romney, the man who will say anything and its opposite to get elected. He did in Massachusetts and then went around the country lying about what he said and did there. It should be remembered, as the fundamentalists in the Republican party use his Mormonism against him, that it was in relatively liberal Massachusetts where Mormons are rare as hens teeth that his religion was barely an issue. <BR/><BR/>Other than that, all the Republicans are fascists, the Republican party is a fascist party. That's undeniable after the Bush II years.olvlzlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15329638018157415801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15453937.post-85268152283253360112007-09-26T13:35:00.000-07:002007-09-26T13:35:00.000-07:00On third thought, I think I may be off about the J...On third thought, I think I may be off about the Jackson quote.<BR/><BR/>I checked wikipedia and they mention the "I regret I have one life to give for my country" quote as coming from the play (which I've heard before) but it didn't mention the Jackson one. I hate when I don't write stuff like this down so my memory gets all fuzzy.Hume's Ghosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13551684109760430351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15453937.post-89035523220409831022007-09-26T13:31:00.000-07:002007-09-26T13:31:00.000-07:00That might be a bit obscure, now that I think abou...That might be a bit obscure, now that I think about it.<BR/><BR/>The founders grew up dreaming of being Roman statesmen (much like today's youth might dream of being an astronaut or sports star). One of their biggest heroes was Cato the Younger, and one of the biggest influences and inspiratations to them them was a play by Joseph Addison entitled <A HREF="http://www.constitution.org/addison/cato_play.htm" REL="nofollow"><I>Cato (A Tragedy in Five Acts)</I></A><BR/><BR/>Both the Patrick Henry and Richard Jackson quotes are essentially reworked lines from the play.Hume's Ghosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13551684109760430351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15453937.post-89246023855720035322007-09-25T11:31:00.000-07:002007-09-25T11:31:00.000-07:00How about Senator Pat Roberts's "you don't have ci...How about Senator Pat Roberts's "you don't have civil liberties if you're dead."<BR/><BR/>That one makes me want to gag.<BR/><BR/>Perhaps we need a modern version of Addison's Cato to inspire America again.Hume's Ghosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13551684109760430351noreply@blogger.com