Jens 'n' Frens
Idle thoughts of a relatively libertarian Republican in Cambridge, MA, and whomever he invites. Mostly political.
"A strong conviction that something must be done is the parent of many bad measures." -- Daniel Webster
Monday, February 24, 2003 :::
Tony Blair and President Bush both stated last week that anti-war rallies would not dissuade them because they had to lead. JFK's discussion of this tension in leadership positions of democratic countries in the introduction to Profiles in Courage is worth reading, but perhaps the seminal and probably still the best summary of the issue is Edmund Burke's speech to the electors of Bristol.