tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37344389588503389.post2485733649067927403..comments2023-10-29T08:09:12.096+00:00Comments on Liberty's Requiem: Welcome HomeDusannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04018009952809791907noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37344389588503389.post-81139345587694318772008-12-20T12:58:00.000+00:002008-12-20T12:58:00.000+00:00I commend you on the de Toqueville comment.Unfortu...I commend you on the de Toqueville comment.Unfortunately, in U.S. his original words have to be interpreted as you interpreted.Most people don't understand "largesse."You substituted "bribery".I guess it all comes down to spiritual--that pesky Bible's talk about man's sinful nature.Without Christian conversion,voluntary self-control(read "bribe deniial")is almost unheard of.So said Solzhenitzyn at Harvard some decades back--for which he was roundly booed by the wonderfully dignified American students.Anyway, good point.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com