Re: Apollo One, the FBI, and Scott Grissom <- WARNING! TROLL!
From: Peter Smith (psmith6_at_SparnBlock.bigpond.net.au)
Date: 06/06/04
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Date: Sun, 06 Jun 2004 12:49:15 GMT
Stuf4 <tdadamemd-spamblock-@excite.com> wrote...
> > After all, as one of the finest Americans ever once said: "Trust,
> > but verify."
>
> That famous phrase in Russian is "doveryay, no proveryay". Ayn Rand
> would translate that as "A, but not A", noting that trust and
> verification are mutually exclusive concepts.
No, it describes an iterative process. Trust, like respect, is usually
earned.
- Peter
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