[78-L] One person's opinions...?!^ [FWD]

[Mike Harkin]

I've heard an aphorism quoted, attributed to Voltaire, though I've never been able to find it in an online dictionary of quotes:  "I disagree with what you way, and will defend to your death my right to silence you."

On second thoughts, it's more likely to be Cardinal Richelieu than Voltaire.

Mike in Plovdiv


--- On Thu, 1/22/09, Julian Vein <julianvein at blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:

> From: Julian Vein <julianvein at blueyonder.co.uk>
> Subject: Re: [78-L] One person's opinions...?!^
> To: "78-L Mail List" <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
> Date: Thursday, January 22, 2009, 1:48 PM
> Chris Zwarg wrote:
> > At 20:20 22.01.2009, you wrote:
> >> Ken Matheson wrote:
> >>> I try not to use terms that a particular race
> of people feel offensive rather it is politically correct or
> not. This due to it hurting some of the nice people of that
> race. However I dislike the politically correct liberal left
> “inn crowd” of this country. If someone respects me and
> my views I will respect them. We don’t have to agree just
> allow one another to have a different view. There are
> political and religious philosophies that humanity could do
> without. I don’t believe in the right or left, I think the
> logical path is better.
> >> ===========
> >> I will respect other people's views up to a
> point. The fact that those 
> >> views appear worthy on the surface and sincerely
> held doesn't mean that 
> >> they are not dangerous to society if implemented.
> >>
> >>      Julian Vein
> > 
> > And you have a way of judging this? Interesting that
> an omniscient being is among us....
> > 
> > Chris Zwarg 
> =============
> If I judge someone's ideas to be dangerous to society
> then I cannot 
> respect them. Of course I may be wrong and actually be a
> danger to 
> society, but if one holds a set of views, then one has to
> stand by them 
> until or unless proved wrong, otherwise we will end up in a
> permanent 
> state of "an open mind", with all the
> indecisiveness that that implies. .
> 
> If I join an organisation whose aims and principles I agree
> with, then I 
> carry on as if those aims and principles are correct,
> otherwise there's 
> no point in joining.
> 
> This doesn't mean I don't listen to ideas I
> despise, if only for 
> ammunition to use against their holders.
> 
>       Julian Vein
> 
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