A little harsh, perhaps.But I take your point; it's a very good one.
I go with Voltaire on: 'The public is a ferocious beast: one must chain it up or flee from it.'
(I go with Voltaire on: 'The public is a ferocious beast: one must chain it up or flee from it.'
J Peasemould Gruntfuttock Alpha Mike Foxtrot,
Wed 21 Oct 2009, 17:09,
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That's a true Voltaire quote and infinitely more true.I wonder what Voltaire would have thought to the above quote being attributed to him.
( maiden is filmed before a live studio audience,
Wed 21 Oct 2009, 17:11,
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As far as I recall, it was someone trying to precis him,and missing the point a little.
It's like the generally cited 'All property is theft' - Proudhon (sp?) didn't mean what it's generally trotted out to mean thesedays. Such is the way of these things.
(It's like the generally cited 'All property is theft' - Proudhon (sp?) didn't mean what it's generally trotted out to mean thesedays. Such is the way of these things.
J Peasemould Gruntfuttock Alpha Mike Foxtrot,
Wed 21 Oct 2009, 17:16,
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this is an interesting pageI just came across it the other day
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_misquotations
(en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_misquotations
Prequal This is serious business. Very serious.,
Wed 21 Oct 2009, 17:17,
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Ah, the great Bill Shankly quote (or rather mis-quote) is on there!Top page, thanks.
( J Peasemould Gruntfuttock Alpha Mike Foxtrot,
Wed 21 Oct 2009, 17:20,
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*doffs invisible cap* Prequal This is serious business. Very serious.,
Wed 21 Oct 2009, 17:47,
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The closest thing Voltaire said to it was"Think for yourselves and let others enjoy the privilege to do so too"
( Prequal This is serious business. Very serious.,
Wed 21 Oct 2009, 17:16,
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That and"Man who goes to bed with itchy bum wakes up with smelly finger".
Wait - no, that wasn't him.
(Wait - no, that wasn't him.
Michael Ellis contributes nothing,
Wed 21 Oct 2009, 17:18,
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