From: Richard M Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
To: "Óscar Fuentes" <ofv@wanadoo.es>
Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org
Subject: Re: Meanness
Date: Sun, 27 Jul 2008 10:49:38 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <E1KN7Z4-0004A6-Ri@fencepost.gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <3alwzlc4.fsf@telefonica.net> (message from Óscar Fuentes on Sat, 26 Jul 2008 18:00:59 +0200)
So I humbly propose
that before trying to fix the world, one should try to fix himself.
That seems to propose that only someone who is perfect should try to
end the world's injustices. Since no one is perfect, no one will do
so. It sounds wise, but really it is just quietism.
The people I admire didn't follow that advice.
GNU exists because I didn't either.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2008-07-27 14:49 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 32+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2008-07-26 8:10 Meanness Alan Mackenzie
2008-07-26 11:49 ` Meanness Alfred M. Szmidt
2008-07-26 11:59 ` Meanness Alan Mackenzie
2008-07-26 12:04 ` Meanness Alfred M. Szmidt
2008-07-26 15:16 ` Meanness Eli Zaretskii
2008-07-26 15:27 ` Meanness Juanma Barranquero
2008-07-26 15:51 ` Meanness David Kastrup
2008-07-26 16:11 ` Meanness Juanma Barranquero
2008-07-26 16:30 ` Meanness David Kastrup
2008-07-26 16:40 ` Meanness Eli Zaretskii
2008-07-26 16:52 ` Meanness Juanma Barranquero
2008-07-26 16:59 ` Meanness Eli Zaretskii
2008-07-26 17:49 ` Meanness Thomas Lord
2008-07-26 17:21 ` Meanness David Kastrup
2008-07-26 17:36 ` Meanness Eli Zaretskii
2008-07-26 18:10 ` Meanness David Kastrup
2008-08-30 2:10 ` Meanness Daniel Colascione
2008-07-26 15:37 ` Meanness David Kastrup
2008-07-26 16:49 ` Meanness Eli Zaretskii
2008-07-26 16:00 ` Meanness Óscar Fuentes
2008-07-26 16:19 ` Meanness David Kastrup
2008-07-26 16:56 ` Meanness Óscar Fuentes
2008-07-27 14:49 ` Richard M Stallman [this message]
2008-07-26 16:16 ` Meanness Alfred M. Szmidt
2008-07-26 16:20 ` Meanness Chong Yidong
2008-07-26 16:37 ` Meanness David Kastrup
2008-07-26 16:38 ` Meanness Eli Zaretskii
2008-07-26 17:01 ` Meanness David Kastrup
2008-07-26 17:22 ` Meanness Eli Zaretskii
2008-07-27 14:49 ` Meanness Richard M Stallman
2008-07-27 14:49 ` Meanness Richard M Stallman
2008-07-26 18:08 ` Meanness Stefan Monnier
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