| New York Times...
A biker is riding by the zoo, when he sees a little girl leaning
into the lion's cage. Suddenly, the lion grabs her by the cuff of her
jacket and tries to pull her inside to slaughter her, under the eyes of her
screaming parents. The biker jumps off his bike, runs to the cage and
hits the lion square on the nose with a powerful punch. Whimpering from the
pain the lion jumps back letting go of the girl, and the biker brings her to
her terrified parents, who thank him endlessly.
A NYT reporter has seen the whole scene, and addressing the biker,
says, "Sir, this was the most gallant and brave thing I ever saw a man do in
my entire life."
"Why, it was nothing, really, the lion was behind bars. I just saw this
little kid in danger, and acted as I felt right."
"Well, I'll make sure this won't go unnoticed. I'm a journalist from the New York Times and tomorrow's edition will have this on the page one. What brand of motorcycle do you ride and what political affiliation do you have?"
"A Harley Davidson and I am a Republican," replied the biker.
The journalist leaves.
The following morning the biker buys The New York Times to see if it
indeed brings news of his actions, and reads on page one:
'BIKER GANG MEMBER ASSAULTS AFRICAN IMMIGRANT AND STEALS HIS LUNCH.'
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Each man must for himself alone decide what is right and what is wrong, which course is patriotic and which isn't. You cannot shirk this and be a man. To decide against your conviction is to be an unqualified and excusable traitor, both to yourself and to your country, let men label you as they may.
-Mark Twain
The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not.
-Thomas Jefferson |