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Good quote from Learned HandI've mentioned my "quotes file" from time to time. Here's one that I just added, from famed American jurist Learned Hand: "The spirit of liberty is the spirit which is not too sure that it is right." I came across it in a New Yorker profile of Barack Obama, which describes him as "the conciliator." It's worth thinking on.
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Comments: 6
Silicon Valley [ 5 January 2008 08:28 AM]
"The spirit of liberty is the spirit which is willing to learn from experiences of others."
Swashbuckler [ 5 January 2008 01:55 PM]
The rest of the quote is good too: "the spirit of liberty is the spirit which seeks to understand the minds of other men and women."
Web Girl [ 6 January 2008 06:26 AM]
Great quote. I also love quotes from Thomas Jefferson.
"Educate and inform the whole mass of the people... They are the only sure reliance for the preservation of our liberty." - Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson was a great American.
Web Girl [ 6 January 2008 06:32 AM]
This is also a great quote. http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/t/tim_oreilly.html
"Empowerment of individuals is a key part of what makes open source work, since in the end, innovations tend to come from small groups, not from large, structured efforts." - Tim O'Reilly
Michael H [ 7 January 2008 06:08 AM]
Not sure why, but after reading that, the quote that popped in my mind was:
"Do not take counsel of your fears."
I had to Google it to find out it was Patton. I thought maybe it was Churchill. Maybe it's the self-encouragement as a counterpoint to self-doubt.
BillyG [11 January 2008 10:05 AM]
Barack is different.
http://greenvillecountyscusa.com/blog/2007/12/08/obama-oprah-bring-the-crowds-in-south-carolina/
Sorry to be so blatant, but these are important times!