tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35333449.post116409570663357460..comments2023-12-04T08:00:08.414-05:00Comments on Last Refuge of a Scoundrel: PeaceLarryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11308171394825291900noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35333449.post-34437136758196051892011-03-13T00:44:18.767-05:002011-03-13T00:44:18.767-05:00Heinlein was right on the mark, and that's why...Heinlein was right on the mark, and that's why I loved this book (and hated the movie). <br />This post is probably the best piece of writing I have ever done on this blog. It may be the best piece of writing I have ever done, but I keep trying.<br />Hope you like what you see, welcome aboard!Larryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11308171394825291900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35333449.post-74873990591595612632011-03-12T17:35:29.193-05:002011-03-12T17:35:29.193-05:00Was enlightened of your blog just recently and am ...Was enlightened of your blog just recently and am catching up with your writings.<br /><br />This Robert Heinlein statement comes to mind after reading this posting.<br /><br />Now...back to my reading.<br /><br />"Those who cling to the untrue doctrine that violence never settles anything would be advised to conjure up the ghosts of Napoleon Bonaparte and of the Duke of Wellington and let them debate it. The ghost of Hitler could referee, and the jury might well be the Dodo, the Great Auk, and the Passenger Pigeon. Violence, naked force, has settled more issues in history than has any other factor, and the contrary opinion is wishful thinking at its worst. Nations and peoples who forget this basic truth have always paid for it with their lives and freedoms."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35333449.post-1164921870854484842006-11-30T16:24:00.000-05:002006-11-30T16:24:00.000-05:00Happy Day! My second non-spambot comment!Thanks fo...Happy Day! My second non-spambot comment!<BR/>Thanks for the advice dymphna, I need all the help I can get! Actually the post is in several paragraphs, I need to learn to use things like indentations...Larryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11308171394825291900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35333449.post-1164905334991808232006-11-30T11:48:00.000-05:002006-11-30T11:48:00.000-05:00This is an excellent post. You could have gone on ...This is an excellent post. You could have gone on several different paths after your opening story (very powerful); the one you chose was a good one.<BR/><BR/>Umm...the fly in the ointment. I would've emailed this to you, but couldn't find your contact on the profile: the post needs very much to be cut into smaller paragraphs. One of the secrets of blogging well (IMHO)is short paras, esp. on a black screen.<BR/><BR/>That said, you express yourself well.Dymphnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11332644582520636279noreply@blogger.com