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Misquoted date bring paraphrase (was Re: Linus / Tanenbaum,...)





>>> "The day may dawn when fair play, love for one's fellow man, respect for
>>justice and freedom will enable tormented generations to march forth
>>serene and triumphant from the hideous epoch in which we have to dwell.
>>> 
>>>Meanwhile, never flinch, never weary, never despair."
>>> 
>>>                                                    >Winston Churchill,
>>>                                                    --->March 1, 1995
Chris Gidman, who though he was being "helpful", wrote:
>> This is quite an accomplishment considering that he said this 30 years
>> after his death.  Wow.  You might want to listen to this.  Or maybe you
>> mean a different Winston Churchill...

"The day may dawn when people are tolerant of simple typos, moving quotes FORTY 
years into the future (he said it in 1955, NOT 1995), where they forego clouds 
of annoying remarks, to admire the content of one's messages.

Until then, don't expect too much, turn your back, and dispair!"
                                                        RGB, 3 May 1999

Happy now? :)