How strong is your will?

[teddy]

We all act out of what's deep inside. Our wills always make it into living actions and decisions.

"Convince a man against his will, he's of the same opinion still."

At least that's the version I heard years ago.

But the saying is actually very old...

In Samuel Butler's ginormous 17th-century poem Hudibras--Part III, Canto iii, lines 547-550 read thus:

"He that complies against his will

Is of his own opinion still

Which he may adhere to, yet disown,

For reasons to himself best known"

Time period 1612-1680

 

Amazon Forum Fav 👍

Diving for Pleasure and Treasure - Grab it through Amazon!

[AU24K]

Would this in any way be a reference to SEIU?

Scott

 

[AU24K]

My contention is that Hitler knew that he could rally support through a perceived "common enemy," the Jew. Of course he also had to include gypsies, homosexuals and other "dregs of Germany's society."
Through masterful oration and the rally against small minorities, he brought about something the World has never seen since: the Holocaust.

Scott

 

[teddy]

teddy, let me first begin by sayin' that I just love readin' your posts ! You and I seem to think alot alike. Anyway back to the post. Your last statement was...

"It kind of makes you think something bigger than human reason was really behind the holocaust. It was a will---a very strong will. But why? It doesn't make sense unless that will came from something beyond human comprehension. Thought provoking indeed!"

Something bigger than human reason ? I have always thought of it as the anti-christ spirit. It has been around since the begining, and is starting to rear it's ugly head all over again.

I enjoyed your comment very much.
Thanks...
teddy

 

[teddy]

My contention is that Hitler knew that he could rally support through a perceived "common enemy," the Jew. Of course he also had to include gypsies, homosexuals and other "dregs of Germany's society."
Through masterful oration and the rally against small minorities, he brought about something the World has never seen since: the Holocaust.

Scott

Yes, so true. At least on the surface.

teddy