tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27627502.post2230269102111097881..comments2023-11-05T02:47:24.986-08:00Comments on D e e p C o n f u s i o n: Hump Day is OverHopeSpringsATurtlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01674162196011919272noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27627502.post-67264583768052317982008-04-20T01:29:00.000-07:002008-04-20T01:29:00.000-07:00I would say the American Revolution was not from a...I would say the American Revolution was not from a stage of "spiritual faith". On the contrary, it was a development of the Age of Reason. <BR/><BR/>The quote itself may not be from Tytler at all, but here I think the idea is more important than that detail.<BR/><BR/>My day was good. Any day I am vertical and above ground is a good one. :DPandaboniumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08352197350806179930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27627502.post-57678784325395313932008-04-19T09:01:00.000-07:002008-04-19T09:01:00.000-07:00...tongue planted firmly in cheek....tongue planted firmly in cheek.HopeSpringsATurtlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01674162196011919272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27627502.post-80128717195216828832008-04-19T07:53:00.000-07:002008-04-19T07:53:00.000-07:00Great quote and I am a confessed quote junky. LIke...Great quote and I am a confessed quote junky. LIke this one:<BR/><BR/>"The wisdom of the wise, and the experience of the ages, may be preserved by quotations." -- Isaac Disraeli<BR/>Or this:<BR/>"The ability to quote is a serviceable substitute for wit." -- Somerset Maugham<BR/><BR/>But I think that second one has a bit of tongue in cheek quality, don't you?SadButTruehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09977090207448656065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27627502.post-29537076063080303482008-04-13T10:18:00.000-07:002008-04-13T10:18:00.000-07:00"...complacency to apathy..." That's where I think..."...complacency to apathy..." That's where I think we are. When only 28% of the American public knows how many Americans have died in Iraq, 81% think the country on the wrong track, yet does nothing about it, apathy seems an apt description.HopeSpringsATurtlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01674162196011919272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27627502.post-50658405102118226522008-04-12T18:19:00.000-07:002008-04-12T18:19:00.000-07:00I think we're at the accelerating downhill stage.I think we're at the accelerating downhill stage.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27627502.post-37665882621181402482008-04-12T15:30:00.000-07:002008-04-12T15:30:00.000-07:00I wonder if we've reached the "apathy" stage yet. ...I wonder if we've reached the "apathy" stage yet. We certainly aren't past the selfishness.<BR/><BR/>Let's see, my Thursday was 13 hours long. Friday wasn't much better, but I'm home now. Could be worse.<BR/><BR/>Hope things are going OK with you.Cujo359https://www.blogger.com/profile/10385213658828021737noreply@blogger.com