21 September 2009

The war is long.

"Unreason and anti-intellectualism abominate thought. Thinking implies disagreement; and disagreement implies nonconformity; and nonconformity implies heresy; and heresy implies disloyalty — so, obviously, thinking must be stopped. But shouting is not a substitute for thinking and reason is not the subversion but the salvation of freedom."
Adlai Stevenson 1954.

It is a long war. It's annoying to be constantly fighting the same battles over and over.

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