Ghandi's quote reads as follows:
"The Roots of Violence: Wealth without work, Pleasure without conscience, Knowledge without character, Commerce without morality, Science without humanity, Worship without sacrifice, Politics without principles"
Mohandas Gandhi
2006-11-02 00:34:58 · 9 answers · asked by Reba K 6 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
To a T
2006-11-02 00:38:23 · answer #1 · answered by gdeach 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
No.
Since you're a liberal I realize this is an exercise in futility due to your indoctrination beliefs, but I'll be patient with you...
We'll take it label by label:
1) Wealth without work - Have you ever run for political office? It is NOT an easy thing to do. Bush has, and lost..., and won. It is no easy task at all. As a matter of fact it is the HARDEST work one can undertake! Think! Bush (also) took an also ran Texas Rangers team and convinced voters and investors to build a new stadium. It revitalized the area and (despite a couple of bad trades) the Texas Rangers have been a better ballclub, and better community since. He had a small stake that is true, but he - and he alone - put everyone in a "win-win" situation.
He won - twice- the Governorship of Texas, if you think it was 'handed' to him, I want to remind you that he may have got his 'foot in the door' but it was up to the man himself to get himself elected - now four times! One Down.
2) Pleasure without conscience - At one time Bush admitted he drank too much; partied too hard. But for over twenty years he has not had a drink. Pleasure met conscience on his part a long time ago.Two down.
3) Knowledge without Character - His Yale grade average was higher than John Kerry's at the same institution. His experience of being involved in and helping to run his father's many campaigns, and rubbing elbows (and learning) from the greatest and brightest minds of the 20th century. His own campaigning experience and his belief in God have principled Bush over the years which has defined his character. He believes in what he believes in is right for human beings and right for America. Any argument there? I think not. Three down.
4) Commerce without morality - This is the greed factor. Is Bush Greedy? I would say that anyone who gives their life to an extended public service such as Bush has done (because of all the investigating of each step a candidate takes!) If Bush was guilty of this one, it would have been exposed as a character flaw of his a long tme ago. Four Down.
5) Science without Humanity - Can you really stand in what you (stand in) and say that Bush fails on this one? - Against abortion and after coming out AGAINST stem cell research of the kind that kills human eggs?
Five Down..., with conviction!
6) Worship wiithout sacrifice - Again, you're ideology is warped..., to think that this deeply religious President doesn't realize the sacrifice he has made and is taking, by sending our men in harm's way? It finally has come to pass, instead of continually getting attacked every18 months and losing twenty, or so American lives - and doing NOTHING about it. We have not been attacked in this country since 9/11. We are taking the fight (F-I-N-A-L-L-Y!) TO THE TERRORISTS! The sacrifice of the volunteer brigades are heroic in spectrum. We know that leaving Iraq will create the vacuum to which Bin Laden has appeared - there - in Iraq - to topple a government and take over the country's resources in order to blackmail - with high oil prices - and terrorize USA and Israel with true, real weapons of mass destruction. Get it Airhead? Six Down.
7) Politics without Principles - Are any of these a 'given' such as this one? Bush's number one job is to protect the lives (our natural resource) from foreign harm. JOB # 1! He has done it in the most principled way since Reagan! He has tried from day one to get Americans to understand that what Bin Laden has said about Americans -that we are too soft and could not win any war - is proving true because of people like YOU! Would you say that Clinton is principled? In what? PLEASURE WITHOUT CONSCIENCE? Yeah..., I'd agree that Clinton was principled in 'pleasure WITHOUT conscience...'
Seven Down and done.
Give your Osama Bin Laden sympathizing a rest. And if you don't think it is sympathizing, then come up with a better plan than the one we are utilizing now. You can't can you? You can only criticize or insult. YOU'RE NOT HELPING! Give your F'n left-wing iberalism a passing grade though... In STUPIDITY!
Who do YOU think Osama Bin Laden wants to win in the coming elections? Hmmm? Could it be your Democrats?
YAFI
2006-11-02 13:00:12 · answer #2 · answered by Number1son 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes, Ghandi could have spoken about a lot of our politicians who were born with "silver spoons" in their mouths- including Bush.
2006-11-02 10:04:36 · answer #3 · answered by cheyennetomahawk 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Sounds like Osama and Kim Jung Il to me
2006-11-02 08:41:38 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Sure sounds like it!
2006-11-02 23:47:44 · answer #5 · answered by worldinspector 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
LOL!! Bravo...I think that quote describes alot of people worldwide
2006-11-02 08:38:52 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
It sounds very accurate to me.
2006-11-02 08:41:36 · answer #7 · answered by david n 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
sure sound like he was .
2006-11-02 08:41:09 · answer #8 · answered by ? 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
no nice spin though
2006-11-02 08:42:51 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋