tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8771986852817302610.post2360553353818559950..comments2023-09-05T05:36:02.930-06:00Comments on .: Banning Books--Bad!Ysabeau Wilcehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01684128551495819812noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8771986852817302610.post-68853146627445873792007-05-14T11:57:00.000-06:002007-05-14T11:57:00.000-06:00I like to think of local libraries like the prover...I like to think of local libraries like the proverbial Shakespeare-typing monkeys: given any marginally controversial book, there are so many local libraries in the US that one will get around to banning it eventually.Cakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04955265859105436129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8771986852817302610.post-91880265619082465622007-05-12T08:27:00.000-06:002007-05-12T08:27:00.000-06:00Well, I don't think that is what Tom Jefferson or ...Well, I don't think that is what Tom Jefferson or I meant by it--we meant--you gotta pay attention or you'll wake up one day and find your freedoms gone. Unfortunately in this day and age, your reading of the quote is probably more accurate. There's another Tom Jefferson quote that addresses that issue, but since it's a bit more inflammatory, I'll just let everyone guess it...Ysabeau Wilcehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01684128551495819812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8771986852817302610.post-81937719336993037142007-05-12T06:02:00.000-06:002007-05-12T06:02:00.000-06:00Eternal Vigilance is the Price of Freedom -- in a ...Eternal Vigilance is the Price of Freedom -- in a creepy way, that actually means that being spied upon is the price one must pay to live in a "free" country . . .Paul Witcoverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12471607385211158481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8771986852817302610.post-85527417355633629352007-05-11T13:20:00.000-06:002007-05-11T13:20:00.000-06:00Thank you, Madama, I have signed the petition. I'...Thank you, Madama, I have signed the petition. I've also added this book to my to-buy list.Erika Hamerquisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09721599229029331587noreply@blogger.com