Date: Mon, 3 Jun 2002 09:16:32 -0400 (EDT) From: "Petr M. Swedock" <petr@MIT.EDU> To: kdk@daleco.biz Cc: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: misc/38839 : incorrect spelling of 'communism' in fortune Message-ID: <200206031316.JAA13350@nerd-xing.mit.edu> In-Reply-To: <200206030320.g533K8x47840@freefall.freebsd.org> (kdk@daleco.biz) References: <200206030320.g533K8x47840@freefall.freebsd.org>
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: : "Kevin Kinsey, DaleCo, S.P." <kdk@daleco.biz> : : : : Subject: re: misc/38839 : incorrect spelling of 'communism' in fortune : Date: Sun, 2 Jun 2002 22:11:20 -0500 : : >Number: 38839 : >Category: misc : >Synopsis: inconsistent spelling of communism in fortune <snip> : >Description: : In the following fortune: : : I also believe that academic freedom should protect the right of a : professor or student to advocate Marxism, socialism, communism, or any : other minority viewpoint -- no matter how distasteful to the majority. : -- Richard M. Nixon : : What are our schools for if not indoctrination against Communism? : -- Richard M. Nixon : : communism is spelled both with a capital 'C' and a lowercase 'c'. : Probably both should be lowercase 'c', but at least being consistent would : be good. These are quotes. Has anybody bothered to look at the original source[s]? If the original source[s] are inconsistent, who are we to impose some grammatical ideal upon history? I believe it is wrong to change other peoples words, for any reason. Peace, Petr Swedock -- petr@mit.edu http://web.mit.edu/petr http://lids.mit.edu ____________________________________________________________ You can design simply, or you can design for simplicity. The first requires a fear of complexity only. The second requires an understanding of complexity. Choice is yours ------------------------------------------------------------ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-bugs" in the body of the message
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