Jefferson-Madison and Kipling had 'absurd thoughts' too :-)
Jefferson sent the new US Navy and Marines to quell the Barbary pirates-Madison sent them again-1815- Madison: "It is a settled policy of America,that as peace is better than war,war is better than tribute. The United States, while they wish for war with no nation,will buy peace with none."
Kipling: "We never pay any on Dane-geld, No matter how trifling the cost. For the end of the game is oppression and shame, And the nation that pays it is lost."
C-CS
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absurd indeed.
Yeah, those pirates off Somalia are totally out of control.
:)
absurd thought -
God of the Universe says
don't exterminate pirates
seizing ships for ransom
everybody gets rich
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Jefferson-Madison and Kipling had 'absurd thoughts' too :-)
Jefferson sent the new US Navy and Marines to quell the Barbary pirates-Madison sent them again-1815-
Madison:
"It is a settled policy of America,that as peace is better than war,war is better than tribute. The United States, while they wish for war with no nation,will buy peace with none."
Kipling:
"We never pay any on Dane-geld,
No matter how trifling the cost.
For the end of the game is
oppression and shame,
And the nation that pays it
is lost."
C-CS
How great minds think----
I Like Yours...USPACE.....
Thank you CS, for that most excellent, very informative, and most inspiring comment.
:)
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