Be careful what you wish for, you just might get it. John Stuart Mill's observation from 1568 should give the libertarian leaners on the list pause. "Although it is not true that all conservatives are stupid people, it is true that most stupid people are conservative." - JOHN STUART MILL 1568 Dana Dickson > -----Original Message----- > From: <KiAyker_at_aol.com> > Nice try but we're missing the mark here. What we really > need to do is > licence the stupid. Licences could be handed out on a > sliding scale. A > licence for the slightly stupid wouldn't cost much, however > as you go up the > stupid scale ( or down if you prefer) the costs would > increase. Eventually > the costs of being really stupid would be so high that the > applicant would > have to smarten up. > :-) *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Mon Apr 22 2002 - 08:17:00 PDT
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