“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.--That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, --That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.”
— The Continental Congress, July 4, 1776
“The task of statesmanship has always been the re-definition of these rights in terms of a changing and growing social order.”
— Franklin D. Roosevelt (Commonwealth Club Address, 1932)
“Roosevelt was wrong! The principles laid down in the Declaration of Independence are the principles of individual liberty. Our unalienable rights, given to us by God are given to us as individuals. Our rights do not come from society or the government, and they cannot be redefined by politicians. The nature of these rights carries with it the implication of individual responsibility, without which we surrender them.”
— Perri Nelson, November 6, 2008
I'm Time Magazine's Person of the Year!!!
Published Mon, Dec 18 2006 12:58 PM
Technorati Tags: Computers and Internet, Blogging
I'm Time Magazine's "Person of the Year", and so are you! Time Magazine decided to take the easy way out this year and named anyone that uses or creates content on the web as the "Person of the Year". From the Associated Press via Boston.com:
NEW YORK --Congratulations! You are the Time magazine "Person of the Year."
The annual honor for 2006 went to each and every one of us, as Time cited the shift from institutions to individuals -- citizens of the new digital democracy, as the magazine put it. The winners this year were anyone using or creating content on the World Wide Web.
"If you choose an individual, you have to justify how that person affected millions of people," said Richard Stengel, who took over as Time's managing editor earlier this year. "But if you choose millions of people, you don't have to justify it to anyone."
You certainly don't have to make the hard decisions if you give it to just about everyone. This doesn't really feel like much of an honor to me, not that I've found that previous recipients of the award were truly worthy either.
At least they did make one good decision here. They decided NOT to name Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. At least they have a little sense left.
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