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Originally Posted by CyberWar  Actually those words were said by Voltaire. |
The quote is quite often mis-credited to Voltaire himself, but he never said it. It was written by Evelyn Beatrice Hall in her book "Friends of Voltaire".
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Originally Posted by CyberWar As for the joke on Russian politics, here's a better one:
Proof that Russia is an exemplary democracy - Russian Constitution guarantees freedom of speech. Of course, like with every other Constitution, no guarantees of freedom are provided after exercising the free speech. |
That's the thing that separated the United States from the rest. Back in the day, you could say whatever you believed with no fear. Now adays, everything is scanned through the filter of political correctness.
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Originally Posted by CyberWar Conservative-minded people essentially act the same way as liberals do, with the difference that they make no effort to conceal their actual goals. |
I see differences between liberal people and conservative people in their everyday lives. There's a different attitude, a different mindset, and this difference changes their behavior.
As they say, a liberal is generous with other people's money - a conservative is generous with his own.
The liberal is always looking for a crusade - the conservative remembers how badly the fist nine went.