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/ ***************************************************************************
I think that should be 1868, Dana. How was the cold water immersion event? Sorry we missed it. Chuck Holst -----Original Message----- From: Dickson, Dana A. [SMTP:dana.dickson_at_unisys.com] Sent: Monday, April 22, 2002 10:17 AM To: 'PaddleWise_at_paddlewise.net' Subject: RE: [Paddlewise] PaddleWise Licensing Stupidity 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 *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
Call me whatever you wish. No water off my back(sic). Just quit trying to pass laws that "save people from themselves", especially recreational safety laws. We can't enforce the laws we have now. A committed Libertarian, which is VERY different from being conservative, so we obviously aren't included in the quote. Dave G. PS - I'll pass on characterizing those who get dates wrong by 300 years. ;-) At 11:16 4/22/02, Dickson, Dana A. wrote: >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 *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
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