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Posted on 10.06.08 by Thomas L. Knapp
“The ancient Greek myth of Procrustes’ bed has it that the bed had the attribute of being exactly as long as anyone who lay down on it. Procrustes didn’t disclose to his guests his scheme that those who lay down on this extraordinary bed got manipulated so that if they were too short for the bed they had their legs chopped off and if too long, the legs got forcibly stretched. This, it appears, is where the expression ‘one size fits all’ originated. Egalitarianism is the political view whereby everyone must be subject to equal benefits and burdens, as a matter of public policy.” (10/04/08) Link: http://tibikem.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!B2FD693F4B9A5746!427.entry Filed under: RRND Commentary | Report Bad Link Bookmark this post in Furl or Del.icio.us | |
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