A very timely post. Lately I have been rather disappointed at work. Living in Canada, people tend to be more left than right-wing. The people I work with display this very well - they are all good friends of mine. But recently the subject matter has turned political. I don't mind if people disagree with me politically/economically, I enjoy a good debate. But a surprising number of people here have been telling me that the terrorist attacks on 9-11-01 were planned by the government. I am shocked and appalled, since this discussion also lead to the subject of the war on terrorism. I do not like war, but sometimes it is necessary, and as your post points out in several quotes, we are not truly free as long as we allow tyranny and opression in the world. It is always good to read your uplifting posts, especially within the last few days for me. I don't mean to post anything negative, I just want to make it clear that I deeply appreciate this blog.