MDM, wrote on Sat, 25 December 2010 20:32 |
I must study politics and war that my sons may have liberty to study mathematics and philosophy .. in order to give their children a right to study painting, poetry and music. John Adams (1735-1826) 2nd President, United States
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Max, this is a lovely sentiment but the study of "politics and war" is unfortunately necessary if we are to have the liberty to study mathematics, philosophy, painting, poetry and music. Without a radical change in our species I fear this will be true for the foreseeable future.
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but it's an enemy that is likely fabricated by the military anyway so it's not really a war of any kind anyway if that's true.
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I would be willing (not happy) to cite a number of recent events that might disprove the "fabricated by the military" theory. I will, however, wait until tomorrow since today is a day to celebrate a birth, not a day to catalog death.