That they can mean different things coming from different people I do not doubt. But ultimately, and more importantly than who says it, is who reads it. You read the meanings you want into them, whether they be good, or bad. And for you and yours, how you interpret them is far mor important, than what a person meant when it was said.
-Ken
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From: Colin Forbes <colin@timewyrm.co.uk>
Reply-To: mepbmlist@yahoogroups.com
To: mepbmlist@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [mepbmlist] RE: Ranking System.... You get what you reward.
Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2002 11:48:48 +0100Hi,
Mike Mulka wrote ...
> Oh, and the author of the above quotes? Adolf Hitler.
> If that isn't a good example that knowledge of the author
> puts the content into perspective, I don't know what is.So does that invalidate what could be learnt from something like "Words build bridges into unexplored regions" ?
Does the nature of a person regarded as evil condemn all their words and deeds?
Hmmm ... perhaps you'd like to start burning books now.
Colin
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I mean, do unto others as you would have done unto you...
-I dont know who has said it, but it definitely needs to be said
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