> >> > Grover Cleveland once said, "A man is known by the company he > keeps, > >> and also by the company from which he is kept out." > >> <snip> > >> > >> And Groucho Marx once said, "I refuse to join any club that would > have > >> me as a member." > >> > >> I'm not sure, but I think there's a connection between these two > >> quotes. > >> > > > > He was such a laugh! I can't help but chuckle at this one every time > I hear > > it: > > > > "In the year 1842-43, as editor of the Rheinische Zeitung, I first > found > > myself in the embarrassing position of having to discuss what is > known as > > material interests. ... the debates on free trade and protective > tariffs > > caused me in the first instance to turn my attention to economic > questions. > > ... When the publishers of the Rheinische Zeitung conceived the > illusion > > that by a more compliant policy on the part of the paper it might be > > possible to secure the abrogation of the death sentence passed upon > it, I > > eagerly grasped the opportunity to withdraw from the public stage to > my > > study." > > Indeed! That was from A Day at the Races, right?
Right! Really showing his Commedia Del Arte roots with this one, which was usually accompanied by a pie in the face from his sidekick Hegel, and a kick up the jacksy from Freddy "Take It Easy" Engels, to which old beardy would reply "You silly Kant!". How we laughed! B -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
