Moderation (fix)

[Ted Samsel]

Dennis Grace sez:
> 
> Jules pontificates:
> 
> >Moderation in the defense of extremism is no virtue.
> 
> I'm sorry, old boy, but this aphorism seems a bit obtuse.  Possibly you
> meant "censorship in the defense of extremism is no virtue," but even
> there, you run afoul of some rhetorical obstacles.  As the aphorism stands,
> it allows for a reading that begs the question:  So, what then? absolute,
> balls-to-the-wall defense of extremism IS a virtue?

Ectually, this is a paraphrase of something from the Barry Goldwater
campaign of '64 or thereabouts...

"Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice"

Can't recall who said it, though.

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