War is an ugly thing but not the ugliest of things; the decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feelings which thinks that nothing is worth war is much worse. A man who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself.
– John Stuart Mill
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Have a look at the Protest Warrior pictures from NYC. We decided that no punchbowl could be complete without something floating in it.
http://medienkritik.typepad.com/blog/2004/08/nyc_medienkriti.html(Link)
A good time had by one and all, as well as our violent splinter faction:
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Easily the best quote I have seen at Samizdata so far.
Thankyou Mr Mill for articulating my own views far more eloquently than I ever could.
Could you give us the details of where quotes like this come from. I assume that it is from On Liberty but a source would be good.
Regarding Joe’s link to communistsforkerry.com, I read over half the page before I realised it was a spoof.
It is a spoof, right?
A spoof indeed, but not enough of one for the Washington Post reporting on the ‘demos’ the next day – they though it was legit!
Well, I initially thought it was legit because it’s so like the inane ramblings of the BMs of the far-left. I caught on because the style is slightly too good. What’s the Post’s excuse?
Jonathan L:
This is from his “The Contest in America,” Dissertations and Discussions (1859):
http://www.bartleby.com/66/13/39513.html
It seems it was written in opposition to Britain’s support of the Confederacy, and in support of the North.
You can draw your own conclusions ……
Julius
Thanks