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From: janw@inmet.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.politics
Subject: Factophobia Revisited
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Date: Fri, 29-Nov-85 19:51:00 EST
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Posted: Fri Nov 29 19:51:00 1985
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Nf-From: inmet!janw    Nov 29 19:51:00 1985


Politician by the name of Halter
Was indignant that Facts wouldn't alter.
	He did huff - he did puff -
	Still it wasn't enough -
Still they stood like the Rock of Gibraltar.


Un-amused by this stubborn position,
He imposed on the facts Inquisition.
	All you say may be true -
	Quoth he - what else is new ?
It can still lead *small minds* to sedition.


Since that time, like a diligent sleuth,
He went dogging the steps of the Truth,
	To detect an allusion,
	Which might lead to conclusion,
Which might spoil some susceptible youth.


This, my children, is no way to act .
Let your confidence in Truth be intact.
	Just remember: opinion
	Should be free; but dominion
Should belong to the Sovereign Fact !

		
		Jan Wasilewsky