tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3239456336953561393.post2104200784530285428..comments2024-03-24T20:32:22.024-05:00Comments on garden and trail and critters and kids: snippets, 9-30-2015mgrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12620303547611684820noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3239456336953561393.post-92086129270609084862015-09-30T19:12:42.944-05:002015-09-30T19:12:42.944-05:00Well, I suspect this one fits those last categorie...Well, I suspect this one fits those last categories.Grandma Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10949693976567457346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3239456336953561393.post-47596947428085732242015-09-30T17:48:41.732-05:002015-09-30T17:48:41.732-05:00No. Banned books are OK, but I like overlooked and...No. Banned books are OK, but I like overlooked and forgotten ones - more surprises. mgrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12620303547611684820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3239456336953561393.post-13955175659691685532015-09-30T16:35:32.834-05:002015-09-30T16:35:32.834-05:00Not quite the same topic--Have you ever read "...Not quite the same topic--Have you ever read "A Day No Pigs Would Die" by<br />Robert Newton Peck? Emma is including it in her project on banned books<br />and I borrowed it---about a Shaker family.Grandma Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10949693976567457346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3239456336953561393.post-69116404606516196132015-09-30T15:33:45.676-05:002015-09-30T15:33:45.676-05:00I still think the Declaration of Independence woul...I still think the Declaration of Independence would have been less troublesome if it said, "life, liberty and the pursuit of <b>virtue</b>" instead of "happiness." Kropotkin seems to be making the argument that a powerful centralized government leads people to emphasize individual liberty and happiness, etc. (without regard for one's fellow citizens), as opposed to decentralized village life, where it's more "we're all in this together," which I thought was kind of intriguing.mgrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12620303547611684820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3239456336953561393.post-92204264604137436422015-09-30T15:16:48.488-05:002015-09-30T15:16:48.488-05:00ah yes==seek your own happiness.ah yes==seek your own happiness.Grandma Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10949693976567457346noreply@blogger.com