Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/10/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Fantastic! There's hope. Let's just hope parts of history keeps repeating itself. Thanks for that quote, B.D. Daniel On Wed, 13 Oct 2004, B. D. Colen wrote: > Very well put, Greg, you Newfie SOB! :-) > > As Carl Shurz quoth in an 1899 speech to an "Anti-Imperialistic > Conference:" > > "I confidently trust that the American people will prove themselves . > too wise not to detect the false pride or the dangerous ambitions or the > selfish schemes which so often hide themselves under that deceptive cry > of mock patriotism: 'Our country, right or wrong!' They will not fail to > recognize that our dignity, our free institutions and the peace and > welfare of this and coming generations of Americans will be secure only > as we cling to the watchword of true patriotism: 'Our country-when right > to be kept right; when wrong to be put right.'" > > B. D. > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >