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To: therightliveswithus
“We make men without chests and expect from them virtue and enterprise. We laugh at honor and are shocked to find traitors in our midst.”
― C.S. Lewis, The Abolition of Man
3 posted on 06/01/2013 9:14:25 PM PDT by OneWingedShark (Q: Why am I here? A: To do Justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with my God.)
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To: OneWingedShark
“We make men without chests and expect from them virtue and enterprise. We laugh at honor and are shocked to find traitors in our midst.” ― C.S. Lewis, The Abolition of Man ***Almost tagline worthy, a bit too long for FR unfortunately
14 posted on 06/01/2013 9:34:05 PM PDT by Kevmo ("A person's a person, no matter how small" ~Horton Hears a Who)
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To: OneWingedShark
“We make men without chests and expect from them virtue and enterprise. We laugh at honor and are shocked to find traitors in our midst.”
― C.S. Lewis, The Abolition of Man

That was written 70 years ago. I wonder what Lewis would have made of 2013? This news story suggestst that we expect our men without chests not to be virtuous, enterprising, and honourable, but passive.

60 posted on 06/02/2013 2:41:37 PM PDT by RansomOttawa (tm)
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