On Tue, 21 Mar 2000 13:25:47 -0500 JKSCHW at aol.com wrote:
> Otherwise you can't figure out why H wrote about 2/3 of Leviathan, unless you
think he was just putting in that stuff on the Kingdom of Darknesse to confuse
the faithful.
I think he was just putting in that stuff on the Kingdom of Darkness to confuse the faithful.
> Hobbes' motto is: better the Stalinist terror than the Liberian civil war.
And is he wrong, if those are the choices.
Equally, from A Few Good Men...
JESSEP
Son, we live in a world that has walls.
And those walls have to be guarded by men
with guns. Who's gonna do it? You? You,
Lt. Weinberg? I have a greater
responsibility than you can possibly
fathom. You weep for Santiago and you
curse the marines. You have that luxury.
You have the luxury of not knowing what I
know: That Santiago's death, while tragic,
probably saved lives. And my existence,
while grotesque and incomprehensible to
you, saves lives.
You don't want the truth. Because deep
down, in places you don't talk about at
parties, you want me on that wall. You need me
there...
...I have neither the time nor the
inclination to explain myself to a man who
rises and sleeps under the blanket of the
very freedom I provide, then questions the
manner in which I provide it. I'd prefer
you just said thank you and went on your
way. Otherwise, I suggest you pick up a
weapon and stand a post. Either way, I
don't give a damn what you think you're
entitled to.
an Other ken