Saturday, November 18, 2006

 

Quote of the day [again...]

Somewhat inspired by an answer I gave to comments on my previous post, here it comes: People willing to trade their freedom for temporary security deserve neither and will lose both. (Benjamin Franklin)

Comments:
Ciao Carlo,
mi permetto di offrire ai tuoi lettori un pensiero di Friedman, molto "vicino" al quote del giorno.

"A society that puts equality - in the sense of equality of outcome - ahead of freedom will end up with neither equality or freedom. The use of force to achieve equality will destroy freedom. On the other hand, a society that puts freedom first will, as a happy by-product, end up with both greater freedom and greater equality. Freedom means diversity but also mobility. It preserves the opportunity for today's less well off to become tomorrow's rich, and in the process, enables almost everyone, from top to bottom, to enjoy a richer and fuller life."
 
Non ho capito ne' Carlo ne' Michele. E dire che ci ho pensato ben bene, ma niente, proprio non ci arrivo.
 
Non aiutatelo, un giorno ci arrivera' da solo : )).
 
Le citazioni le ho capite!
Mi e' oscuro il perche' di questo:

Somewhat inspired by an answer I gave to comments on my previous post

Se non ci arrivero' nemmeno quel giorno, citazione: pazienza...
 
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