Quote #501
To those lucid and courageous minds who gave you the Inquisition, the Salem
witch trials, Falwell, Robertson and the God-inspired rule of the Righteous.
To those intrepid souls who fight with unflagging zeal to remove from
libraries dangerous books they have not read and from theatres those
spiritually toxic films they have not seen, believing that thought is a
controlled substance and secular thinking hazardous to mental health.
-- Parke Godwin
[ in the dedication of "The Snake Oil Wars"]
To those lucid and courageous minds who gave you the Inquisition, the Salem
witch trials, Falwell, Robertson and the God-inspired rule of the Righteous.
To those intrepid souls who fight with unflagging zeal to remove from
libraries dangerous books they have not read and from theatres those
spiritually toxic films they have not seen, believing that thought is a
controlled substance and secular thinking hazardous to mental health.
-- Parke Godwin
[ in the dedication of "The Snake Oil Wars"]
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for a very simple reason- they made no such demand... - They say there is strangeness, too dangerous, in our theatres
and bookstore shelves.
Those who know what's best for us, must rise and save... - Alinsky's Rule for Radicals:
Those who are most moral are farthest from the problem... - Those who are the most moral are farthest from the problem.
Alinsky's Rule for... - Those who are clever, who have a Brain, never understand anything.
Pooh's Little Instruction Book, inspired by A. A.... - Moderation is a virtue only in those who are thought to have an alternative.
Henry... - Those who are truly reverent are those who have paid the price to know God.
L. Tom Perry, Oct.... - AND NOW A WORD FROM THE PENTAGON
To all those sissy wimps who don't want a war -
remember what we're talking about here! What about... - Men do not live by the mind, you say? I have withdrawn those who
do.
The mind is impotent, you say? I have withdrawn those...
