Do not for one moment think that we are either intellectually or morally superior to those Germans who put Hitler in power. We have been saved by our institutions and our traditions– the very institutions and traditions that so many are so busy eroding or dismantling, whether in classrooms or court rooms or in the halls of Congress and the White House.
Talk matters for good reasons as well as bad. Anyone familiar with the desperate predicament of Britain in 1940, when it stood alone against the Nazi juggernaut that had smashed whole nations in weeks or even days, knows how crucial Winston Churchill’s command of the English language was to sustaining the national will, which was the margin between survival and annihilation.
Unfortunately, people on the make seem to have a keener appreciation of the power of words, as the magic road to other power, than do people defending values that seem to them too obvious to require words.
The expression, “It goes without saying. . .” is a fatal trap. Few things go without saying. Some of the most valuable things in life may go away without saying– whether loved ones in one’s personal life or the freedom or survival of a nation.
Observations from a conservative in a blue state. With a little help from my friends!
This goes hand-in-hand with Alfonzo’s new video. Has anyone read “Liberal Fascism”? If not, it’s worth the read. If you don’t like to read, I saw the audio version at Barnes and Nobles the other day.
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I’ve read excerpts from “Liberal Fascism”. I’m a fan of Jonah Goldberg and the book’s on my list.
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[...] 5, 2009 by aiketgate H/T to The Loneley Conservative for this quote: Do not for one moment think that we are either intellectually or morally superior [...]
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