The American who was the first to discover Columbus made a fatal discovery.
Der Amerikaner, der den Kolumbus zuerst entdeckte,
machte eine böse Entdeckung. [G 183]
Georg Christoph Lichtenberg (1742 - 1799)
The American who was the first to discover Columbus made a fatal discovery.
Der Amerikaner, der den Kolumbus zuerst entdeckte,
machte eine böse Entdeckung. [G 183]
Georg Christoph Lichtenberg (1742 - 1799)
Indeed. After i taught about him in a history class, one young lady came to the conclusion, "He may have been considered a great man, but he was not a good man."
ReplyDeleteOur state has opted out of the Federal holiday.
Lichtenberg would very probably consider this a fine decision of your people in Louisiana.
DeleteI am always grateful to you for expanding the boundaries of my knowledge.
ReplyDeleteAnd I'm never quite sure whether you're mocking, or not, dear Sue. ;-)
DeleteEven more seriously: Lichtenberg is one of my favourite geniuses
NOT.
DeleteThat's a word! Thank you, Sue. And for all your kindness.
DeleteTot i no estar d'acord amb el que es va fer, considero que jutjar-ho sense ser-hi és molt perillós.
ReplyDeleteAferradetes, Sean.
Are you serious, Paula?
DeleteIf I understand you correctly, I would have to have witnessed witch burnings at the time of the Inquisition, survived the Holocaust, the Gulag and every other atrocity before I would be allowed to make a statement like Lichtenberg.
No senyor!, qualsevol pot "opinar" del que vulgui.
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