i'm not offended, just hoped to stir up a little thinking. I hope
discussion of ol tom is not off limits now. If we make it poltiically
incorrect to talk about the founding fathers, who knows? maybe next
they will make it politically incorrect to brag ourselves up, which is
what I think people should be doing.
About the only bigshot I have any respect for is Martin Luther King,
and I think that in part it's because it's acknowleged that the Civil
Rights Movement was a people's movement, and the people always get
co-star status with King.
I think we are giants, standing on the shoulders of midgets, and we
should feel good about that. No offense intended to short people.
On 6/4/07, Lisa Euster <leuster@u.washingto
> Ah, well...Michael Woods already beat you to the punch in correcting me. I will endeavor to choose my words and sources more carefully.
>
> Sorry,
>
> Lisa Euster
> leuster@u.washingto
>
>
>
> On Mon, 4 Jun 2007, Matt Love wrote:
>
> > I can't live without books, but I can live without slaves, which does
> > give me a bit of an edge over Tom, IMHO.
> >
> > By all means, support libraries, but don't do it because of appeals to
> > authority, particularly when it comes to the founding fathers, in
> > general a pretty despicable bunch..
> >
> > Do it because you're good enough, you're smart enough, and, doggonit,
> > people like you!
> >
> > On 6/4/07, Lisa Euster <leuster@u.washingto
> >> "I cannot live without books." Thomas Jefferson to John Adams, June 10, 1815
> >> http://memory.
> >>
> >> Surely you are not above Thomas Jefferson! The Puget Sound Council can help
> >> with your summer reading needs. Just come to the next meeting --
> >>
> >> UW Bothell Library - 2nd floor, upstairs and to the right
> >> June 7 9-11:30 AM
> >> Directions and a link to transit information are available at
> >> http://www.uwb.
> >> Parking is two dollars.
> >>
> >> This is the last meeting of the school year, so you have until September to
> >> read and review your selections. There will be a selection of 2-for-1 books
> >> - review 2 and you may keep one. There are classic and recent, fiction and
> >> non-fiction, picture books to young adult - a wide selection. Your reviews
> >> are published in the PSC newsletter and provide an important source of
> >> information for those who develop collections for young people.
> >>
> >> *And,* for the things you maybe could or could not live without, a silent
> >> auction! Past auctions have included edibles, crafts, books, accessories,
> >> and
> >> gift items. All proceeds support PSC. Come donate, bid, or both!
> >>
> >> This opportunity is open to students, alumni, and others, so you are welcome
> >> to participate. If you would like to participate and cannot attend, contact
> >> me for more information.
> >>
> >> Thanks!
> >>
> >> Lisa Euster
> >> leuster@u.washingto
> >>
> >> "a map of the world which does not include Utopia
> >> is not worth looking at"
> >> - Oscar Wilde
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
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