THE LAST DITCH
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I can think of no better insight into what it is to be French; no better illustration of what it is to be civilised. And he’s funny too. He says that he is not intelligent. He says he designs to prove he has a right to exist. But there is much here that is profound; expressed in a childishly open way without any apparent fear of seeming a fool. If only the English could get over their pride and be this way more often.
TED is such a brilliant source of information! I do like the quality of the presentations and the presenters and wish I had the spare $6000 to attend!
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Tom is a retired international lawyer. He was a partner in a City of London law firm and spent almost twenty years abroad serving clients from all over the world.
Returning to London on retirement in 2011, he was dismayed to discover how much liberty had been lost in the UK while he was away.
He’s a classical liberal (libertarian, if you must) who, like his illustrious namesake, considers that
“…government even in its best state is but a necessary evil; in its worst state an intolerable one.”
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The Last Ditch by Tom Paine 
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