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History Forum / General / British History / July 2008Spot On! -- Listen To Your Ancestors
"Without wishing to damp the ardor of curiosity or influence the freedom of inquiry, I will hazard a prediction that, after the most industrious and impartial researchers, the longest liver of you all will find no principles, institutions or systems of education more fit in general to be transmitted to your posterity than those you have received from your ancestors." -- John Adams (letter to the young men of the Philadelphia, 7 May 1798) Yes - Bush and John McNachronism would do well to refer back to George Washington's warnings about foreign involvements. > "Without wishing to damp the ardor of curiosity or influence the > freedom of inquiry, I will hazard a prediction that, after the > most industrious and impartial researchers, the longest liver > of you all will find no principles, institutions or systems of > education more fit in general to be transmitted to your posterity > than those you have received from your ancestors." > -- John Adams (letter to the young men of the Philadelphia, > 7 May 1798) > "Without wishing to damp the ardor of curiosity or influence the > freedom of inquiry, I will hazard a prediction that, after the [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > 7 May 1798) > Would that you listened to such things, Hinesy.......... >> "Without wishing to damp the ardor of curiosity or influence the >> freedom of inquiry, I will hazard a prediction that, after the [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] >> > Would that you listened to such things, Hinesy.......... Such a convoluted sentence reminds me of trying to understand the writings of Cotton Mather in some stupid Early American Literature class, which I quit because his writings were incomprehensible. And he, himself, was a despicable person. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cotton_Mather John Adams was much more principled, but he retained the obfuscator style of the endless sentence, which somewhere within which, was some truth, which was left up to the reader to decipher. I do crossword puzzles myself. > Such a convoluted sentence reminds me of trying to understand the writings > of Cotton Mather in some stupid Early American Literature class, which I > quit because his writings were incomprehensible. And he, himself, was a > despicable person. zzzzzzzzzzzz ------------------------------------ All of which reflects far more on zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz's reading ability than it does on Cotton Mather.  SignatureDSH Lux et Veritas et Libertas Vires et Honor >>> "Without wishing to damp the ardor of curiosity or influence the >>> freedom of inquiry, I will hazard a prediction that, after the [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > which was left up to the reader to decipher. I do crossword puzzles > myself. >>> "Without wishing to damp the ardor of curiosity or influence the >>> freedom of inquiry, I will hazard a prediction that, after the [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > which was left up to the reader to decipher. I do crossword puzzles > myself. I have always been a fan of anacrostics. It's hard to find them anywhere anymore. Sudoku has taken over the world. Apart from that, I enjoy reading the clear, precise and witty offerings of Mr. James Hogg. - nilita >"Without wishing to damp the ardor of curiosity or influence the >freedom of inquiry, I will hazard a prediction that, after the [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >-- John Adams (letter to the young men of the Philadelphia, >7 May 1798) David, how exactly does this square with your well-documented interest in explicit pictures of interracial sex? Is that particular curiosity something you received from your dad? Or is surfing for porn a desperate attempt to damp your own ardor? I'm sure something gets damp as a result... James |
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