-Terry Pratchett, Thud, quoted by one James F. Elliott in comments to this post here.

Don't say, "If we do this we will sink to their level [sic]" - that ship's already long sailed sunk, down there with the Lusitania.

If anyone still wonders "what's so bad" about increased security measures like the [Pat]Riot Act in these "more dangerous" [sic] times, because after all we should be more careful and so on - let this show both a) why there is such danger in arguing, and accepting the arguing, from endorsement of general principles to blanket endorsement of ( Read more... )

Blair facing crunch terror vote

Mr Blair has refused to back down on the 90-day detention plans ( Read more... )