Thought for the Day

LJK — 9/28/2005 3:56:33 PM (archived)

"The Earth is degenerating today. Bribery and corruption abound. Children
no longer obey their parents, every man wants to write a book, and it is
evident that the end of the world is fast approaching."

- Assyrian tablet, c. 2800 BCE

http://research.amnh.org/users/tyson/speeches/SpaceCenterDedication.html

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Thought for the Day - LJK - 9/28/2005 3:56:33 PM
- *EVERY* generation thinks it's the next one... - alcaray - 9/28/2005 6:06:47 PM
- Wow! talk about being ahead of their time....... - Publius - 9/28/2005 5:43:38 PM
- hey - there's been significant progress since then - Daniel - 9/28/2005 4:43:41 PM
  - But will anyone be reading todays blogs ~4800 years from now? - R.L. - 9/29/2005 12:44:09 AM
    - re: But will anyone be reading todays blogs ~4800 years from now? - Publius - 10/2/2005 4:52:10 PM
    - re: Only the pointy headed liberal history professors sitting in their Ivory towers @ Mars U (n/t) - Scott Evil - 9/29/2005 1:39:14 PM
      - Did you ever stop to think why those history professors are liberals? - Publius - 10/2/2005 5:04:03 PM
        
        Studying history and learning from it seem to be two different things. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 10/3/2005 4:33:47 PM
  - LOL (n/t) - R.L. - 9/29/2005 12:37:46 AM

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