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[jackofallgeeks]

-smiles-
Today, I helped defend my cousin, Kealan, from attacks against her when she voiced her opinion againt that of our Elders. I disagreed with her, sure, but our Elders were not looking entirely at the facts of the situation, and one in particularly seemed to be willfully and unthinkingly blind to anything at all. To quote Voltaire, "I may disagree with what you have to say, but I shall defend, to the death, your right to say it."

I just lost my train of thought...

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[justgrl.livejournal.com]

i apologize for the randomness but i have that quote on my wall. i like it that much. so i thought i'd share.

[mordainlove.livejournal.com]

to add yet another comment in this vien - i like that quote, too. i think you're the first person i heard it from, actually.

[jackofallgeeks.livejournal.com]

Please, appologizing for randomness on this journal? Bah, if we start that, peope might start thinking I'm respectable, or something equally absurd.

Yes, words to live by, indeed.

[jackofallgeeks.livejournal.com]

Really? *beams* I use it every once in a while... I had to google for it last night to remember who's said it -- I thought it was Voltaire, but these dead philosophers can be sneaky-sneaky, so you neer can tell...

[otakulk.livejournal.com]

Elder's eh?

[jackofallgeeks.livejournal.com]

Yeah, like Great-Uncles and such. Though, I guess for Kiki they're only Uncles, but...