And Abe scratched the place where the back of his head would be and responded, "I can't recall, really; I didn't catch the ending. But there was this one line that really killed! How's your drink?"
“The difference between Socrates and Jesus is that no one had ever been put to death in Socrates' name. And that is because Socrates' ideas were never made law. Law, in whatever name, protects privilege.” - E.L. Doctorow
It certainly ended with a bang!
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Ulises from CA
Ummm.... Not trying to be picky, but that 2300+ year difference thingie??? :-)
ReplyDeleteHey, I was what you did with that!
ReplyDeleteNow that is art!
Has to be true. You can't anything false on the internet.
ReplyDeleteDid he offer her a nice cup of herbal tea during the interview?
ReplyDeleteAnd Abe scratched the place where the back of his head would be and responded, "I can't recall, really; I didn't catch the ending. But there was this one line that really killed! How's your drink?"
ReplyDeleteJust know that I read that as "SO-crates", just like Bill & Ted would've said it.
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“The difference between Socrates and Jesus is that no one had ever been put to death in Socrates' name. And that is because Socrates' ideas were never made law. Law, in whatever name, protects privilege.” - E.L. Doctorow
ReplyDeleteI hadn't heard that one-liner attributed to Socrates, but I have enjoyed it since Skip, a silicon valley engineer, used it in the mid-1980s.
ReplyDeleteDrifter: I've always wondered if Saugerties, NY was someone's attempt to spell Socrates.
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