“The problem with the world is that fools, and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts.” — Bertrand Russell
This statement, by one of the most famous and committed Lefties in history reminds me very much of Ronald Reagan’s words: “The trouble with our liberal friends is not that they’re ignorant; it’s just that they know so much that isn’t so.”
And it reminds me that there’s often a fairly short step from one side of the equation to the other.
And that reminds me of Abraham Lincoln’s purported response to the question of whether he thought God was on his side during the Civil War. Lincoln’s response was to the effect that his greatest concern was not that God was on his side, but that he was on God’s side.
All of which makes me wonder how I can really be sure where I am and who’s side I’m on, and where the best place to start is, if I want to find out.
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