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The Nephilm
04/14/03, 06:59 AM
Just to inform all of you saying that the French owe us, let me just remind you that we modeled our constitution on the ideals set forth during the French Revolution

democracy as we know it would not exist without france. thanks. have a nice day.
xTSTLx
04/14/03, 08:51 AM
okay
yeat182
04/14/03, 09:34 AM
i think what you mean is that we based our constitution on the ideas/ideals of the french philosophers during the "enlightenment", (Descartes, Voltaire). the constituiton was ratified in 1787, and the french revolution occured in 1789.
evil zach
04/14/03, 09:39 AM
I've been meaning to read some voltaire for a very long time.
yeat182
04/14/03, 09:50 AM
Originally posted by evil zach
I've been meaning to read some voltaire for a very long time.

he's got some good stuff...
Safetyin#
04/14/03, 10:43 AM
"If knew of something that would help my king, but hurt many others, i would not inform him, because i am first a human, and only secondly a frenchman." I think i worded that right. Who knows its been awhile sense i read his stuff.
bossydacow
04/14/03, 11:29 AM
I don't know much about Voltaire except he's the guy who said, "I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it." I think. anyway, I love that, because I totally believe in freedom of speech. Also, I think he wrote Candide, from which Forrest Gump is loosely based on. I love that movie, so I'm thinking I'll buy that book.
Safetyin#
04/14/03, 11:40 AM
Originally posted by bossydacow
I don't know much about Voltaire except he's the guy who said, "I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it." I think. anyway, I love that, because I totally believe in freedom of speech. Also, I think he wrote Candide, from which Forrest Gump is loosely based on. I love that movie, so I'm thinking I'll buy that book.

Ya i've heard that too.
yeat182
04/15/03, 08:25 AM
here is some more voltaire (http://www.geocities.com/Athens/7308/):


LET the punishments of criminals be useful. A hanged man is good for nothing, and a man condemned to public works still serves the country, and is a living lesson.

Let all laws be clear, uniform and precise: to interpret laws is almost always to corrupt them.

Let nothing be infamous save vice.

Let taxes be always proportional