Yesterday in my humanities class a very interesting comment came up. We were discussing Alexander the Great, and one kid said something like "Well, I think Alexander's empire building was great, because he brought Greek culture all over the world". Me being me, I quickly retorted back "But there are other ways to do that besides war. Example, trade.". But it made me think.

Julius Caesar is always viewed as a great person, who brought Roman influence to the rest of the world, same with Alexander the Great except with Greek influence. But nobody ever says "Hitler brought great German culture to Poland!", that's like social suicide. But the funny thing is, Caesar, Alexander, and Hitler did basically this same thing, which is, try to conquer the world. Yet Caesar and Alexander are praised as great heroes, while Hitler is seen as being the devil himself. Why is this? I think that the farther back in history you go, the more dictators are praised as heroes, simply because no one recent has experienced what really happened. And it also depends a lot on whether the person spoken of was successful or not. But this makes me wonder. In, say, 800 years, will Hitler still be thought of with such hate? Too bad I won't be alive to see.

Just a side note, I now proclaim Garet Garrett to be my favorite writer.  

And, now, I must end with the battle cry of Ron Paul 08!

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This is simply a To Read list, put down here so I won't forget.  

Satan's Bushel - Garrett

Fahrenheit 451

The Father Brown Omnibus - Chesterton

Cinder-Buggy - Garrett

As we go marching - Flynn

Ex America - Garrett

The Blue Wound - Garrett