 | | From: | B J Foster | | Subject: | Who said it? | | Date: | Sat, 22 Jan 2005 07:30:12 +1100 |
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 | "Gold is not necessary. I have no interest in gold. We will build a
solid state, without an ounce of gold behind it. Anyone who sells above
the set prices, let him be marched off to a concentration camp. That's
the bastion of money".
"We contend that for a nation to try to tax itself into prosperity is
like a man standing in a bucket and trying to lift himself up by the handle"
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| | From: | Peter Xenon | | Subject: | Re: Who said it? | | Date: | Sat, 22 Jan 2005 08:08:19 +1100 |
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| On Sat, 22 Jan 2005 07:30:12 +1100, B J Foster wrote:
>"Gold is not necessary. I have no interest in gold. We will build a
>solid state, without an ounce of gold behind it. Anyone who sells above
>the set prices, let him be marched off to a concentration camp. That's
>the bastion of money".
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Adolf
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>"We contend that for a nation to try to tax itself into prosperity is
>like a man standing in a bucket and trying to lift himself up by the handle"
>
Winston
Isn't Google a wonderful thing?
PeterX
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| | From: | B J Foster | | Subject: | Re: Who said it? | | Date: | Sat, 22 Jan 2005 11:22:01 +1100 |
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Peter Xenon wrote:
> On Sat, 22 Jan 2005 07:30:12 +1100, B J Foster wrote:
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>>"Gold is not necessary. I have no interest in gold. We will build a
>>solid state, without an ounce of gold behind it. Anyone who sells above
>>the set prices, let him be marched off to a concentration camp. That's
>>the bastion of money".
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> Adolf
More quotes from the man widely acknowledged to be the most evil leader
of the last century:
"What we have to fight for...is the freedom and independence of the
fatherland, so that our people may be enabled to fulfill the mission
assigned to it by the Creator"
"This human world of ours would be inconceivable without the practical
existence of a religious belief".
"Any violence which does not spring from a spiritual base, will be
wavering and uncertain"
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>>"We contend that for a nation to try to tax itself into prosperity is
>>like a man standing in a bucket and trying to lift himself up by the handle"
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> Winston
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....and from the man acknowledged by many to be the greatest leader of
the last century:
"I am ready to meet my maker, but whether my maker is prepared for the
great ordeal of meeting me is another matter".
> Isn't Google a wonderful thing?
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> PeterX
Yes indeed.
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| | From: | David McKay | | Subject: | Re: Who said it? | | Date: | Sat, 22 Jan 2005 22:44:25 +1100 |
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| Why was Hitler worse than Stalin and Mao?
They killed millions more, and of their own nations.
David McKay
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| | From: | B J Foster | | Subject: | Re: Who said it? | | Date: | Sat, 22 Jan 2005 23:07:05 +1100 |
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David McKay wrote:
> Why was Hitler worse than Stalin and Mao?
> They killed millions more, and of their own nations.
> David McKay
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What about Pol Pot?
I'm not going to debate that - it was the irony that stood out:
One leveraged religion for political ends and the other (who arguably
saved democracy) did not. One had no doubts about his cause, the other
had the wisdom to question his own judgement.
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| | From: | David Segall | | Subject: | Re: Who said it? | | Date: | Sat, 22 Jan 2005 14:16:14 GMT |
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| B J Foster wrote:
>"Gold is not necessary. I have no interest in gold. We will build a
>solid state, without an ounce of gold behind it. Anyone who sells above
>the set prices, let him be marched off to a concentration camp. That's
>the bastion of money".
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>"We contend that for a nation to try to tax itself into prosperity is
>like a man standing in a bucket and trying to lift himself up by the handle"
It is tempting, but foolish, to believe that because someone you
despise said it, it is false or because someone you admire said it, it
is true. So, you tell us why you agree or disagree with Hitler and/or
Churchill.
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| | From: | B J Foster | | Subject: | Re: Who said it? | | Date: | Sun, 23 Jan 2005 09:02:25 +1100 |
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David Segall wrote:
> B J Foster wrote:
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>>"Gold is not necessary. I have no interest in gold. We will build a
>>solid state, without an ounce of gold behind it. Anyone who sells above
>>the set prices, let him be marched off to a concentration camp. That's
>>the bastion of money".
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>>"We contend that for a nation to try to tax itself into prosperity is
>>like a man standing in a bucket and trying to lift himself up by the handle"
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> It is tempting, but foolish, to believe that because someone you
> despise said it, it is false or because someone you admire said it, it
> is true. So, you tell us why you agree or disagree with Hitler and/or
> Churchill.
I'm not tempted - the opposite.
The striking observation here is that Hitler sought to eliminate all
potential competitors - including natural forces, whilst Churchill
recognised natural laws. Make no mistake, Churchill was a control freak
too - he leveraged a whole nation to defeat Hitler. Nowadays we have
Greenspan and Bush - how will we see them in 30 years time?
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