Will we ever learn?
"The direct use of force is such a poor solution to any problem,
it is generally employed only by small children and large nations."
- David Friedman
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"The direct use of force is such a poor solution to any problem,
it is generally employed only by small children and large nations."
- David Friedman
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Interesting, my image of GWB is of a small child lying on the supermarket floor and kicking his feet.
ReplyDeleteain't that the truth!
ReplyDelete"The direct use of force is such a poor solution to any problem,
ReplyDeleteit is generally employed only by small children and large nations."
Except when trying to clear a plot of land to build a house... and it is sad to see all the trees come down at once. Of course the house, if it's yours, is worth it.
The neighbors disagree though.
Oh- and the direct use of force on a wound of any sort is usually a good thing too- it stops the bleeding...
but I digress : )
The same question had been asked many times..will they ever listen?
ReplyDelete"where have all the flowers gone,
ReplyDeletelong time passing?"
pete seeger, lyrics and music
i loved it sung by peter paul and mary.
Well, there's direct force and then there's direct forcing. I'm assuming Friedman meant the latter. And will we ever learn? I don't think so - we're too complex and to quick to jump to stop and think of all the consequences.
ReplyDeleteWill they ever listen? Well, at the rate things are going, they never will.
ReplyDeleteLook, this is a bit embarrassing and certainly not my normal thing but I was awarded an Kreative Blogger award and as part of my duties as nominee, and not wanting to suffer alone, I am passing the parcel on to you as a well deserving and creative blogger.
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