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LiberalElite

(14,691 posts) Fri Oct 9, 2015, 10:47 PM Oct 2015

I came across a thought-provoking quote by accident today:

“Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson

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I came across a thought-provoking quote by accident today: (Original Post) LiberalElite Oct 2015 OP

You should post this on twitter malaise Oct 2015 #1

how do I do that? - cut and paste? LiberalElite Oct 2015 #3

Why not just write it in? icymist Oct 2015 #6

I am clueless malaise Oct 2015 #7

KnR nt Mnemosyne Oct 2015 #2

K&R. JDPriestly Oct 2015 #4

I love Emerson. smirkymonkey Oct 2015 #5

I never thought of the hillarians as vulgar Doctor_J Oct 2015 #8

I am confused awoke_in_2003 Oct 2015 #9

malaise

(268,998 posts)

1. You should post this on twitter

Reply to LiberalElite (Original post)

Fri Oct 9, 2015, 10:51 PM

Oct 2015

so Kim(eh) and the Fundie lunatics can read it - great quote

LiberalElite

(14,691 posts)

3. how do I do that? - cut and paste?

Reply to malaise (Reply #1)

Sat Oct 10, 2015, 12:11 AM

Oct 2015

I have a Twitter account for a couple of years but have yet to tweet anything.

icymist

(15,888 posts)

6. Why not just write it in?

Reply to LiberalElite (Reply #3)

Sat Oct 10, 2015, 02:08 AM

Oct 2015

Or is that too old school?

malaise

(268,998 posts)

7. I am clueless

Reply to LiberalElite (Reply #3)

Sat Oct 10, 2015, 06:12 AM

Oct 2015

Don't have an account

Mnemosyne

(21,363 posts)

2. KnR nt

Reply to LiberalElite (Original post)

Sat Oct 10, 2015, 12:06 AM

Oct 2015

JDPriestly

(57,936 posts)

4. K&R.

Reply to LiberalElite (Original post)

Sat Oct 10, 2015, 01:05 AM

Oct 2015

I dedicate my K&R to all the Hillary fans on DU.

Enjoy.

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)

5. I love Emerson.

Reply to LiberalElite (Original post)

Sat Oct 10, 2015, 01:58 AM

Oct 2015

I have often quoted him, but have never come across that one. Thanks for posting!

Doctor_J

(36,392 posts)

8. I never thought of the hillarians as vulgar

Reply to LiberalElite (Original post)

Sat Oct 10, 2015, 08:02 AM

Oct 2015

But I cede the point to the wordsmith Emerson

awoke_in_2003

(34,582 posts)

9. I am confused

Reply to LiberalElite (Original post)

Sat Oct 10, 2015, 01:13 PM

Oct 2015

How did this devolve into a primary pissing match?

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