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Introduction Compact

'In order to keep their lands secure, some princes have disarmed their subjects; others have prompted division within the cities they have subjugated. Some have nurtured animosities against themselves; others have sought to win the approval of those they initially distrusted. Some have erected fortresses; others have destroyed them. Now, although it is impossible to set down definite judgments on all of these measures without considering the particular circumstances of the states where they may be employed, I shall nevertheless discuss them in such broad terms as the subject itself may allow.'
- Machiavelli, Niccolo, 'The Prince'

' "I know a planet where there is a certain red-faced gentleman. He has never smelled a flower. He has never looked at a star. He has never loved anyone. He has never done anything in his life but add up figures. And all day he says over and over, just like you: 'I am busy with matters of consequence!' And that makes him swell up with pride. But he is not a a man - he is a mushroom!"
"A what?"
"A mushroom!"
The little prince was now white with rage. '
- de Saint-Exupéry, Antoine, 'The Little Prince'

' I suppose there are varying degrees of wacko.'
- Winn, Mqurice, 'You May Have Already Won A Valuable Prize' - #reply-16755768

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261	<i>Perhaps we should take a lesson from the Australians!</i>...It re	teevee	-	6/8/2007
260	Stumbled on this post searching for Aristide (FL and his buddies don't lose	Thomas M.	-	7/23/2006
259	<B>Let Me In 83968</B> A little boy knocked at the warden's doo	10K a day	-	5/17/2005
258	<b>The Chinese are coming. Let's greet them. <i>Jérôme	GUSTAVE JAEGER	-	5/17/2005
257	Yes, gotcha on that, you're probably right to an extent, FL would likely hav	marcos	-	4/21/2005
256	<i> yes i realise that you intend it as response to Nadine's stupid qu	Thomas M.	-	4/21/2005
255	Well, your question will get scorned by me too, it is a stupid question, tempts	marcos	-	4/19/2005
254	Nadine sez: <i>"Who do i think should have ethnically cleansed this	Thomas M.	-	4/19/2005
253	A Cursed Day for Washington: <b>Apr. 18, 2005 India, Pakistan leaders cal	GUSTAVE JAEGER	-	4/18/2005
252	This post was in response to the Zapata-goes-marxist [!] part of that exchange -	marcos	-	4/16/2005
251	Is Faultline an incompetent moderator or does he have an agenda? I have always	Thomas M.	-	4/16/2005
250	<<< Barry Healy on the Dead Pope's opposition to Liberation Theolog	Thomas M.	-	4/16/2005
249	I see they haven't gotten any smarter on the "Politics for Amateurs&quo	Thomas M.	-	4/16/2005
248	<b>Charm and seduction amid the chandeliers <i>Martin Kettle in Bru	GUSTAVE JAEGER	-	2/22/2005
247	Another great post from Bilow: "The economy is not healthy, and the Democr	Thomas M.	-	11/5/2004
246	Follow-up to my previous post: <b>Council of Guardians</b> The Cou	GUSTAVE JAEGER	-	9/13/2004
245	The Structure of Power in the US... in 2010: iranchamber.com Excerpt: <b>	GUSTAVE JAEGER	-	9/13/2004
244	'<i>USA, Canada, Great Britain...... we, the free West</i>&#	marcos	-	9/11/2004
243	it is a shame that you fail to understand the dynamics involved with the Russian	Chas.	-	9/7/2004
242	It is truly a shame that you have lost your ability to reason...but it happens,	Chas.	-	9/7/2004
241	Re: <i>“First and foremost, I would like to give the words of support to t	GUSTAVE JAEGER	-	9/7/2004
240	Nadine says: "Show me a neocon who called Zinni a traitor." So, some	Thomas M.	-	9/6/2004
239	He's just babbling. Chirac wasn't caught with anything, the oil for foo	Thomas M.	-	9/6/2004
238	pages.infinit.net	average joe	-	9/6/2004
237	Gus - Who is "THEY" referred in Putin's address to the nation. De	BubbaFred	-	9/6/2004

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