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All of this is an illusion... No amount of badges, fences, lights, signs,
whatever, will stop someone who is willing to die for his 'cause'... Only slaves, and cattle being fattened for the slaughter, have the security of knowing their fate...To have a free society you must accept that freedom contains risks, and from time to time the tree of liberty will be watered with the blood of it's patriots... I am willing to take the risks of freedom in order to be free... I am not willing to watch my country become a Gulag, so that the neurotic who are willing to sell my freedoms in order to assuage their insecurity, may feel safe... denny "C J Campbell" |
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"Dennis O'Connor" wrote in message ...
All of this is an illusion... No amount of badges, fences, lights, signs, whatever, will stop someone who is willing to die for his 'cause'... .... To have a free society you must accept that freedom contains risks, and from time to time the tree of liberty will be watered with the blood of it's patriots... I am willing to take the risks of freedom in order to be free... I am not willing to watch my country become a Gulag, so that the neurotic who are willing to sell my freedoms in order to assuage their insecurity, may feel safe... Wow! Well said, Dennis. Brought a tear to my eye. If you ever bring Fat Albert near the Gateway Arch, I'll buy you a brew on the strength of it. Now, being pragmatic -- I think it's reasonable to take "reasonable" precautions, just as I lock the doors of my house and my car and my hangar and my plane. But part of what makes a precaution "reasonable", is giving careful thought to what threat one is trying to deter, how probable that threat is, how effective a deterrant is likely to be, and what impact it will have on legitimate users. I just don't see that happening. Cheers, Sydney |
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If I have a reason for the fat boy to grunt his way to the Arch, I'll give
you a buzz on here... "Snowbird" wrote in message But part of what makes a precaution "reasonable", is giving careful thought to what threat one is trying to deter, how probable that threat is, how effective a deterrant is likely to be, and what impact it will have on legitimate users. Exactly! denny |
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