Beware the leader who bangs the drums of war in order to whip the citizenry into a patriotic fervor, for patriotism is indeed a double-edged sword. It both emboldens the blood, just as it narrows the mind. And when the drums of war have reached a fever pitch and the blood boils with hate and the mind has closed, the leader will have no need in seizing the rights of the citizenry. Rather, the citizenry, infused with fear and blinded with patriotism, will offer up all of their rights unto the leader, and gladly so. How do I know? For this is what I have done. And I am Caesar. - Caesar

Knowledge is a curse of the dammed. Envy thy past, for the future holds no innocence. - Created by: X

Anyone who engages in the practice of psychotherapy confronts every day the devastation wrought by the teachings of religion. - Nathaniel Branden, Ph.D

Not really a quote but had to post it anyway.

March 29, 2003
Here is a new take on the question what came first.

"Chicken tastes better than egg. If the chicken had have come first, then man would have eaten it. A dozen eggs came first, man tried a few of them and threw the rest out. Those eggs hatched, and then there were lots of chickens and lots of eggs. It is really quite obvious."

Rag on a Stick - Fourm moderator http://vbgamer.strategon.com/

I am against religion because it teaches us to be satisfied with not understanding the world. -Richard Dawkins