Quote of the Day

[Ian Livingston]

That was then....

On Fri, Aug 14, 2009 at 8:58 AM, Dave Monroe<against.the.dave at gmail.com> wrote:
> "... Americans ... are fond of explaining almost all the actions of
> their lives by the principle of interest rightly understood; they show
> with complacency how an enlightened regard for themselves constantly
> prompts them to assist each other, and inclines them willingly to
> sacrifice a portion of their time and property to the welfare of the
> state."
>
> --Alexis de Tocqueville, Democracy in America (1835)
>
> http://www.learningtogive.org/papers/paper23.html
>
> He don't know us very well, do he?
>