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by FilmSnob » Tue Feb 28, 2012 7:48 pm
Stoic Guardian wrote:Worth is relative anyhow, is a bunch of paper backed by the government any less valuable than a piece of shiny metal?
Therein lies the crucial difference: shiny metal needs no government to back it.
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by Stoic Guardian » Tue Feb 28, 2012 7:54 pm
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"it is impossible for a man to learn what he thinks he already knows."- Epictetus
"Generally speaking, the way of the warrior is resolute acceptance of death." - Miyamoto Musashi
“If you want a symbolic gesture, don't burn the flag; wash it.” - Norman Thomas
"Wars are to be won with swords and spears, not with rice and salt."- Uesegi Kenshin
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