Daily Archives: December 5, 2007

Eternal Vigilance

It is the common fate of the indolent to see their rights become a prey to the active. The condition upon which God hath given liberty to man is eternal vigilance; which condition if he break, servitude is at once the consequence of his crime and the punishment of his guilt.- John Philpot Curran: Speech [...]

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United Web of Lyncherdom

Shelley has a good post with an interesting comment thread about a social network, a virtual tree, and a virtual rope. And there in the middle of the thread, surfacing links that are as creepy as a clergyman, is Miss Ann herself. Miss Ann bats her baby blues and confesses, “I’ve been guilty of inciting [...]

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