Re: US dollar: modern history

From: Mark Monson (m_monson_at_ztech.com)
Date: 07/04/04 

Date: Sun, 4 Jul 2004 16:23:02 -0400

"Johnny Marcos" <johnny5@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:Xns951C775C651D5Johnny5yahoocom@65.32.1.6...
> "Mark Monson" <m_monson@ztech.com> wrote in
> news:mtSFc.770$jJ3.580@bignews5.bellsouth.net:
>
> >
> > Johnny Marcos wrote:
> >
> > history has proven the problem always gets solved by the
> >> laws of nature - the strong dominate the weak -
> >
> > No. History has proven that the strongest human power is teamwork -
> > sacrifice for a common goal.
>
> I am all for teamwork.
>
> The strong are few and the weak are
> > many, but when joined together the weak are strongest.
>
> The barbarians have often toppled the ivory towers - I agree.
>
> History is a
> > pendulum that swings between domination by a strong elite followed by
> > that strong elite destroyed by the weak who join forces.
>
> Yes.
>
> Take care
> > what side you choose.
>
> I always choose the side of peace.
>
> > Though the elite may now seem invincible,
> > nothing is more sure than they too will fall into the dust.
>
> Why must they fall?

“People of privilege will always risk their complete destruction rather than
surrender any material part of their advantage.”

--John Kenneth Galbraith

MM

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