"No one pretends that democracy is perfect or all-wise.

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Mary Anne — 10/4/2002 5:52:25 PM (archived)

Indeed, it has been said that democracy is the worst form of Government except all those other forms that have been tried from time to time."

--Winston Churchill, in the House of Commons, 11 November 1947

You'd better hope that an enlarged prostate or a hernia doesn't keep you out of the voting booth in your old age. ;)

Regards--
Mary Anne

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One more column on the Democrats - Tom Brosz - 10/3/2002 3:32:56 PM
- an instant classic - McFly - 10/4/2002 2:37:16 PM
- Mark Steyn is a theater critic - Mary Anne - 10/4/2002 1:57:28 PM
  - Arguement by authority is fallacious, esp in political essays n/t (n/t) - p - 10/4/2002 6:17:17 PM
    - Mary Anne, see what you've done - Tony - 10/4/2002 6:47:26 PM
      - Mea culpa - Tom Brosz - 10/4/2002 7:09:02 PM
    - Good try! - Mary Anne - 10/4/2002 10:38:00 AM
      - Re: Good try! - p - 10/5/2002 5:53:28 PM
  - Art is in the preception, not the pedigree. - ebnelson - 10/4/2002 3:58:16 PM
  - And this is relevant exactly how? - Tom Brosz - 10/4/2002 3:57:21 PM
    - Yet you are one of the quickest to say "consider the source" (n/t) (n/t) - Tony - 10/4/2002 4:03:03 PM
  - Who does have authority on this subject? (n/t) - Scott - 10/4/2002 3:26:19 PM
    - Somebody with considerable experience in the inner workings of political parties - Mary Anne - 10/4/2002 2:14:02 PM
      - You make a good point - Tom Brosz - 10/4/2002 4:19:49 PM
        
        "No one pretends that democracy is perfect or all-wise. - Mary Anne - 10/4/2002 5:52:25 PM
        
        Re: Voting idiots - Tom Brosz - 10/6/2002 7:15:50 PM
        
        So Florida voters are blithering idiots? LOL - Mary Anne - 10/6/2002 1:27:12 PM
        
        Only some voters - Tom Brosz - 10/6/2002 10:20:27 AM
- Wow...harsh. - SDAI-Tech1 - 10/4/2002 8:24:20 AM
- God Bless Canada. § (n/t) - ebnelson - 10/3/2002 4:46:53 PM

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