[Rhodes22-list] Ed'd unnecessary reply to Bob Skinner's unattributed ... [right wing morality][call it political if you must]

[Robert Skinner]

Sorry, Ed.

I thought it was perfectly obvious to even the
least astute observer of the political scene,
since (as you noted) Reagan used it often.

But, as you thought it was a valid point to
raise, you must feel that people on this list
are dumber than a brick.

Perhaps you owe them an apology for such an
uncomplimentary assessment of their knowledge.

By the way, I'm glad to see you quoting RAH.
He was a master of satire, etc.

/Robert from Maine
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Tootle wrote:
> Bob Skinner said, "Trust but verify."  But he failed to attribute the quote.  
> 
> Now I have quoted Jimmy Carter, Nikita, Karl, and others.  Why didn't he
> attribute the quote from the right?
> 
> "At the signing of the INF Treaty [Reagan] used it again and his counterpart
> Mikhail Gorbachev responded: "You repeat this phrase every time we meet," to
> which Reagan answered "I like it."
> 
> When you quote someone, the 'right' thing to do is attribute the quote.  
> 
> See here:  "Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom." Thomas
> Jefferson
> 
> Ed K
> Addendum:  "Political tags - such as royalist, communist, democrat,
> populist, fascist, liberal, conservative, and so forth - are never basic
> criteria.  The human race divides politically into those who want people to
> be controlled and those who have no such desire."  Robert A Heinlein
>