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January 1, 2010

Never Conform II

There is nothing more dangerous than a General Idea in narrow, empty minds. Being empty they are incapable of questioning it; being narrow before long it becomes an obsession. Thenceforth it takes complete control of them. They are no longer their own master, but become in the most literal sense, possessed...

Hyppolite Adolph Taine (1828-1893)

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8 comments:

  1. Anonymous1/01/2010

    Bush is evil.
    War is bad.
    The sky is falling.

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  2. T. F. Stern1/01/2010

    Your line of thought brings to mind the sponges, some call them students, being brain washed in the so called educational system.

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  3. Anonymous1/01/2010

    Together now, "we are all individuals!"

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  4. sig941/01/2010

    Rhod, you are on one helluva tear tonight. Rock on!

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  5. Anonymous1/01/2010

    I'm off my meds, sig.

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  6. Anonymous1/01/2010

    Rhod, don't be foolish. There was a reason why they prescribed that Industrial-Strength Metamucil.

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  7. Anonymous1/02/2010

    Nice post & nice blog. I love both.

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  8. Unknown1/02/2010

    Just as the chancelor in "V is for Vendetta" so honestly said..."Fear is the governments greatest power!"

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