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Subject:    Re: [opensuse] NO PERSONAL REPLIES TO POSTINGS ON THIS LIST!!
From:       Felix Miata <mrmazda () ij ! net>
Date:       2006-12-08 20:33:54
Message-ID: 4579CC32.30000 () ij ! net
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On 2006/12/08 19:50 (GMT+0100) Anders Johansson apparently typed:

> On Friday 08 December 2006 19:12, ken wrote:

>> As Churchill said, democracy is the worst form of government, except for
>> all the other forms of government.

> The actual quote is "No one pretends that democracy is perfect or all-wise. 
> Indeed, it has been said that democracy is the worst form of government 
> except all those other forms that have been tried from time to 
> time" (Hansard, Nov. 11 1947)

> The main distinction being that something that has yet to be tried may be 
> better.

The US Constitution didn't create a democracy. It created a republic.
The only real powers its people have lie in the right to sue, and the
power to vote for someone else next time, after the current bums have
already taxed & spent into oblivion.
-- 
"Let your conversation be always full of grace." Colossians 4:6 NIV

 Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409

Felix Miata  ***  http://mrmazda.no-ip.com/
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