"'My country, right or wrong'," is a thing that no patriot would think of saying except in a desperate case. It is like saying, 'My mother, drunk or sober'." -G. K. Chesterton
No comment today - Chat Week starts tomorrow and I'm somewhat overwhelmed with work. I haven't found a way to get paid to blog yet.
In the late 1800's, Senator Carl Schurz turned that statement back on another speaker on the floor of the Senate, according to his biographer to deafening applause.
"My country, right or wrong; if right, to be kept right; and if wrong, to be set right."
Posted by: Gil. | 07 March 2005 at 09:13 PM
You're not getting paid? ;O)
Seriously though, you should be.
And for the record.. your blog should have won. Your cynacism is much more scathing. Believe me, I mean that only as a compliment.
Keep up the great work.
Posted by: Kim | 14 March 2005 at 03:53 PM