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You got JFK's quote wrong. If you're deliberately going to mischaracterize anyone to the left of Newt Gingrich, why even pretend to debate?

• yummyfajitas 16y ago
  Oops, my mistake, I substituted one synonym ("state") for another ("country"). But how did I mischaracterize the quote? In what way is the meaning different. Regardless, you are ducking the main point to nitpick a small quotation error.
  • gjm11 16y ago
    > In what way is the meaning different? The "state" means not only the nation but the government. The "country" means, er, the country. JFK did not say, and plainly did not mean, "ask what you can do to help the government".
  • krschultz 16y ago
    Ask not what your neighbors can do for you, ask what you can do for your neighbors. Ask not what the building inspector can do for you, but what you can do for the building inspector. That is the differene between "country" and "state" on a local level.
  • jbooth 16y ago
    There's a world of difference, and you know that, otherwise you wouldn't have rephrased it in order to try and provoke an emotional reaction. The main point was, what, that not every single project on this list is world changing? Good. Little changes add up and are easier to achieve. There were some big projects on the list as well.