[IP] more on Half of all Americans support a national ID card
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From: Gordon Jacobson <gaj@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: August 18, 2005 9:10:51 PM EDT
To: dave@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [IP] more on Half of all Americans support a national ID
card
A few really important quotes of de Toqueville's were left out in
favor of those that he generated for mass consumption. Try these
remarks on for size:
After responding to queries from his Prime Minister concerning the
future of America and it's inhabitants by saying France had no need
to worry as the American's were "only interested in commerce" and
would thus never amount to anything, de Toqueville went on to add that:
the American political philosophy was inherently self-destructive, as
Democracy could never flourish "once the masses realized the could
"vote themselves largess."
GAJ
At 05:13 PM 8/18/2005, you wrote:
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