Food For Thought

July 2nd, 2003

“Every man … should periodically be compelled to listen to opinions which are infuriating to him. To hear nothing but what is pleasing to one is to make a pillow of the mind.”
– St. John Ervine

Believe it or not, readers, I strive to adhere to the above every day.

So much for that “echo-chamber of thought” nonsense…

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2 Responses to “Food For Thought”

barney gumble on July 3, 2003 July 3, 2003 - 9:47 am
That “compelled” bit concerns me. A lot of people were “compelled” in the communist re-education camps.
Darmon Thornton on July 3, 2003 July 3, 2003 - 11:20 am
Granted, “compelled” isn’t the best word I’d use either, but I didn’t write it; I only cited it, in the considerate sense that it does one no harm to allow opposing points of view to be heard — even if we may disagree with them.

At least you and I do agree that “compelled” in the forceful sense is wrong, and that communism is evil.