This, I learned, is what the NHS is about -- common decency. It is about the shared belief that all the people who live in the United Kingdom constitute a society, and a decent society provides certain necessities for its members. Freedom from hunger is one. Police protection is another. Free healthcare from the cradle to the grave is simply one more item on this list.
--Stephen Amidon, Salon
The Same Only Different
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The bad news in yesterday's post was that attempts "to define and contain
all of reality within overly rigid, closed systems are destined to break
down."...
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