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To: Zon
And what have you done to better civilization that is even one-one-hundredth as great as Thomas Edison?

What the hell does that have to do with anything? I guess I can't say anything about Clinton because I didn't go to Harvard or get elected to office.

25 posted on 01/18/2002 9:06:15 PM PST by Excuse_My_Bellicosity
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To: Excuse_My_Bellicosity

He seemed to consider his failures just as valuable as his successes because he learned something from them all.

I agree. His mistake do not in rise over his successes. The way some people would chose to be disproportionate in addressing another person's track record is wrong. Whether it's Edison being put down more than praised or Lincoln being praised more than put down, it is an error. If the person fails to correct his or her error and persists it then becomes dishonest. Every person makes mistakes. Honesty demands the person correct them, learn in the process and move on.

29 posted on 01/18/2002 9:46:11 PM PST by Zon
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