From: Michael S. Lorrey (retroman@turbont.net)
Date: Fri Sep 08 2000 - 09:22:50 MDT
Damien Broderick wrote:
>
> At 06:09 PM 6/09/00 -0400, "Michael S. Lorrey" <retroman@turbont.net> wrote:
>
> >Perhaps my memory is incorrect, but as I recall Paul, you've stated your own
> >beleif in Mao's maxim that 'justice comes from the barrel of a gun'. I
> fail to
> >see how the alternative, that justice comes from a wallet, could possibly be
> >worse in any way. It is, IMHO, far better, rather.
>
> Mike's memory is incorrect. Last time this munged `quote' came up, I
> mentioned on the list that Mao's famous statement - probably his *most*
> famous - was the realpolitik observation (lamentable, but perfectly
> plausible as a bottom line):
>
> `Power comes from the barrel of a gun.'
>
> I find it remarkably revealing that anyone here would conflate power and
> justice, and could continue to do so once the monstrousness of this error
> had been pointed out.
I remember this now. I could not recall which was the true interpretation (since
Mao most definitely did not write or speak english) and which was an incorrect
interpretation.
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