Wow

Jan. 7th, 2009 03:03 pm
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When they build George W. Bush's presidential library (and let's not kid each other--they will), I think this should be engraved over the door.

Let's learn from him.  Let's study him. Let's never, ever, forget him.



Uh,

Date: 2009-01-08 04:18 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] sffilk.livejournal.com
as someone who has a family member who saw "Arbeit Macht Frei" as he was one of the liberators of one of the camps, and as someone who has relatives with numbers tattooed on their arms, I find the thought offensive.

Re: Uh,

Date: 2009-01-08 07:14 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] dan-ad-nauseam.livejournal.com
I also think that it's just a bit too much in bad taste.

Maybe a quotation from Aristotle (IIRC) on the subject of hubris.

Re: Uh,

Date: 2009-01-08 10:47 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] catsittingstill.livejournal.com
:-) that might work, yes.

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