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To: JF Quinnelly who wrote (99463)	7/17/2003 9:18:05 AM
From: Knighty Tin	Respond to of 132070

JF, thanks. I'll look him up, though dense and inpentrable are not great bullet points for gearing up my interest. <g> I read a lot by folks who thought they saw secret messages in The Bible. Most of it is a hoot. Like playing The Beatles songs backward.

To: JF Quinnelly who wrote (99463)	7/23/2003 2:22:29 PM
From: Thomas M.	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 132070

<<< . . . Strauss also argued that Platonic truth is too hard for people to bear, and that the classical appeal to "virtue" as the object of human endeavor is unattainable. Hence it has been necessary to tell lies to people about the nature of political reality. An elite recognizes the truth, however, and keeps it to itself. This gives it insight, and implicitly power that others do not possess. This obviously is an important element in Strauss's appeal to America's neoconservatives . . . >>> iht.com And thus, a huge portion of the American public has been convinced that Saddam orchestrated 9/11. But it was for a supposedly good cause, so we shouldn't worry about it. It's a positively Soviet philosophy. Tom