Saturday, February 24, 2007
Here comes trouble!
Remember how I was saying recently I felt guilty for not reading enough of actual books? Well, I guess I am not alone. Someone on a bookseller list I belong to shared THIS LINK to a site that lets you choose up to three classic (gone to public domain) or Creative Commons books and receive them in parts via daily email. (Except if you get on a roll you can have them send you the next one right away!)
I've already spotted a bunch of old favorites, plus some of those "always meant to read someday" titles. You can discuss the books with the other people reading them too!
And speaking of great things to read, I saw this quote in a friend's LiveJournal today.
"Giving people the care they need is not socialism, it's Judaism. It's Christianity. It's Buddhism. It's Islam. It's mandated by nearly every religious tradition and moral code, going back to the Code of Hammurabi: "to bring about the rule of righteousness in the land… so that the strong should not harm the weak." There is separation of church and state, but there should never be separation of decency and state, especially in a democracy, where the sovereign IS the people, and the government an expression of their will."
Use the link below to read Nick Dupree's whole post--it's really worth it!
Justice, justice you shall pursue... Deut. 16:20: Any Valid Social Contract Requires Universal Health Care
I've already spotted a bunch of old favorites, plus some of those "always meant to read someday" titles. You can discuss the books with the other people reading them too!
And speaking of great things to read, I saw this quote in a friend's LiveJournal today.
"Giving people the care they need is not socialism, it's Judaism. It's Christianity. It's Buddhism. It's Islam. It's mandated by nearly every religious tradition and moral code, going back to the Code of Hammurabi: "to bring about the rule of righteousness in the land… so that the strong should not harm the weak." There is separation of church and state, but there should never be separation of decency and state, especially in a democracy, where the sovereign IS the people, and the government an expression of their will."
Use the link below to read Nick Dupree's whole post--it's really worth it!
Justice, justice you shall pursue... Deut. 16:20: Any Valid Social Contract Requires Universal Health Care
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