Death before Dhimmitude
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He will be more likely to prevail if he can interest their self-love in his favour, and show them that it is for their own advantage to do for him what he requires of them. Whoever offers to another a bargain of any kind, proposes to do this. Give me that which I want, and you shall have this which you want, is the meaning of every such offer; and it is in this manner that we obtain from one another the far greater part of those good offices which we stand in need of. It is not from the benevolence of the butcher, the brewer, or the baker, that we expect our dinner, but from their regard to their own interest. We address ourselves, not to their humanity but to their self-love, and never talk to them of our own necessities but of their advantages. Nobody but a beggar chuses to depend chiefly upon the benevolence of his fellow-citizens.--Adam Smith
posted by Mr. Buzzcut at 2:48 PM
What we're reading:
A concise history of the roots of Jihad and an indictment of the Islamic-Terrorism-as-law-enforcement-matter folly from someone who lived it.
The hubris of the American Left is nothing new.
Aside from Virginia City, some of the Cartwrights' fave destinations:
Annoy the moonbats in your life -- shop at Thoseshirts.com!
Operation AC: Please adopt a soldier here!
Maker's Mark: The Muchly Craved Whisky of The Ponderosa
The End Records: Great site for METAL imports
Donald Luskin's "The Conspiracy to Keep You Poor and Stupid"
Available from The Virginia City Trading Post . . .
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