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Posted by fayeroe on May 31, 2008, at 18:32:44
Our great democracies still tend to think that a stupid man is more likely to be honest than a clever man.
Bertrand Russell
Posted by Sigismund on May 31, 2008, at 20:26:49
In reply to Bertrand Russell, posted by fayeroe on May 31, 2008, at 18:32:44
Stalin had a library of some 20 or 30 thousand books, many of them annotated in his own hand.
These included the Russian classics, proof if it was needed that a good education is no moral use.
Posted by fayeroe on May 31, 2008, at 21:16:48
In reply to Stalin » fayeroe, posted by Sigismund on May 31, 2008, at 20:26:49
> Stalin had a library of some 20 or 30 thousand books, many of them annotated in his own hand.
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> These included the Russian classics, proof if it was needed that a good education is no moral use.
wow! i did not know that about him. yes, that is positive proof that education doesn't do it for everyone.this is a stretch, but it is like the saying, "you can't buy class"....can't buy moral fiber either.
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