-- "To understand what nobility is," said Monsieur ..., "one has only to reflect that the Prince of Turenne, still living, is more noble than Monsieur de Turenne, and that the Marquis de Laval is more noble than the High Constable of Montmorency."
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"The great American 20th century journalist H.L. Mencken pointed out [...] that it is not necessary to agree with the opinions of those whose freedom of opinion one defends."
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"The fact that [hate-crimes] legislation [that does away with freedom of speech] is pushed by Muslims and radical gay activists alike, points to the single issue that unites them: their anti-Christian zealotry."
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"Which makes it all the more puzzling that the administration of a born-again Christian such as George W. Bush seems to be blind to the demise of democracy that we are currently witnessing in Europe -- and which may soon happen in the U.S, too."
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What is conservatism? Paraphrasing Chamfort's anecdote, we might say that to understand what conservatism is, one has only to reflect that President Bush is more conservative than Vladimir Palko.
"No American conservative had the courage of Vladimir Palko"
«Pour juger de ce que c'est que la noblesse, disait M..., il suffit d'observer que M. le prince de Turenne, actuellement vivant, est plus noble que M. de Turenne, et que le marquis de Laval est plus noble que le connétable de Montmorency.» -- Chamfort
-- "To understand what nobility is," said Monsieur ..., "one has only to reflect that the Prince of Turenne, still living, is more noble than Monsieur de Turenne, and that the Marquis de Laval is more noble than the High Constable of Montmorency."
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Paul Belien has an importance piece up at Vdare.com:
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"The great American 20th century journalist H.L. Mencken pointed out [...] that it is not necessary to agree with the opinions of those whose freedom of opinion one defends."
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"The fact that [hate-crimes] legislation [that does away with freedom of speech] is pushed by Muslims and radical gay activists alike, points to the single issue that unites them: their anti-Christian zealotry."
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"Which makes it all the more puzzling that the administration of a born-again Christian such as George W. Bush seems to be blind to the demise of democracy that we are currently witnessing in Europe -- and which may soon happen in the U.S, too."
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What is conservatism? Paraphrasing Chamfort's anecdote, we might say that to understand what conservatism is, one has only to reflect that President Bush is more conservative than Vladimir Palko.
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Long live Flanders!
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