“Those who seek absolute power, even though they seek it to do what they regard as good, are simply demanding the right to enforce their own version of heaven on earth. And let me remind you, they are the very ones who always create the most hellish tyrannies. Absolute power does corrupt, and those who seek it must be suspect and must be opposed.”
I think Brownstoner may be part of a LBO – selling off parts of the site and will be so in debt that files for bankruptcy but the lawyers and bankers get bonuses.
Today’s Merriam-Webster Word of the Day is “polemic”.
Meaning
1 *a : an aggressive attack on or refutation of the opinions or principles of another b : the art or practice of disputation
2 : disputant
Made me wonder what ever happened to Polemicist.
was Barry refering to King Mike Bloomberg?
– i hope you enjoy your lesson on laundry. do i get an A for my book report Arkady!?
And ‘D’ for lucidity.
DIBS, and, given all the time you spend in Philly, you’ve probably had your share of Hoagies too.
Yes, indeed, Rob! And an A for your environmental sensitivities – I thought the part about washing twice & rinsing 3 times was really OTT!
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Or should I say “Jorge”?
9:38 and it reads “9:15”
Pathetic manipulation of the system.
“Those who seek absolute power, even though they seek it to do what they regard as good, are simply demanding the right to enforce their own version of heaven on earth. And let me remind you, they are the very ones who always create the most hellish tyrannies. Absolute power does corrupt, and those who seek it must be suspect and must be opposed.”
Barry Goldwater
“I know someone named Georgia.”
But many more individuals named George, I suspect.
I think Brownstoner may be part of a LBO – selling off parts of the site and will be so in debt that files for bankruptcy but the lawyers and bankers get bonuses.