tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15078815.post4997189877540786606..comments2023-09-25T21:22:28.439-04:00Comments on Cup Of Joe Powell: Moronic InfernoJoe Powellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04326800254526438870noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15078815.post-55797230839193852852010-09-09T20:17:13.115-04:002010-09-09T20:17:13.115-04:00""In his 1821 play, Almansor, the German...""In his 1821 play, Almansor, the German writer Heinrich Heine — referring to the burning of the Muslim holy book, the Qur'an, during the Spanish Inquisition — wrote, "Where they burn books, so too will they in the end burn human beings." ("Dort, wo man Bücher verbrennt, verbrennt man auch am Ende Menschen.")<br />One century later, Heine's books were among the thousands of volumes that were torched by the Nazis in Berlin's Opernplatz.""<br />When I was a teenager, working for a German immigrant veteran of WW2, our discussions turned to book burning among other things and so today the quote "those who ignore history are condemned to repeat it" seems appropriate.<br /><br />Korans don't kill people: people do.OXYMORONnoreply@blogger.com