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From: colonel@gloria.UUCP (Col. G. L. Sicherman)
Newsgroups: net.women
Subject: Re: being proud
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Date: Sat, 18-May-85 14:05:57 EDT
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Posted: Sat May 18 14:05:57 1985
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> >You've failed to separate the ideas of (a) admiring another person and
> >(b) being proud of another person.  I'll try to make the distinction
> >very clear... Being of the same sex or race or
> >nationality as some other person who has accomplished something great
> >is not an accomplishment.  So why be proud?
> 
>     All HUMANS who have worked together against oppression have a great
>     deal to be proud of whenever anyone of us breaks the chains of the
>     past.
> 
>     One white man speaks his mind
>     But we all suffer his disgrace

According to Lao-Tzu, a workman who is proud of his accomplishments
will never amount to much.
-- 
Col. G. L. Sicherman
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