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Post by Rizze on Sept 1, 2009 9:20:43 GMT 10
Mr. Conway…“What sort of religion do you follow here? Chang…To put it simply I should say we practice moderation. We practice the virtue of avoiding excesses of every kind, including excess of virtue itself! Conway…That’s very intelligent! Chang…In our community it makes for a great deal of happiness. We live with moderate strictness in return we are moderately disciplined. As a result we are moderately honest, moderately chased, and somewhat more than moderately happy. Conway…What about law and order? You have no soldiers or police? Chang…Good heavens no! Conway…What about incorrigibles, or criminals? Chang…We have no crime! What makes a criminal? Lack usually! Avariciousness, envy, the desire to posses something owned by another. There can be no crime where there is a sufficiency of everything. Conway…You have no disputes over men or women? Chang…Only very rarely! You see it would not be considered good manners to take a man or women that someone else wanted. Conway…Suppose somebody wanted another’s mate no matter what? Chang…Than it would be good manners for the other to give her or him up. Conway…Well that is very convenient. I think I would like that! Chang… You would be surprised my dear Mr. Conway, how a little courtesy all around helps to smooth out the most estranging situations!” From Frank Capra’s 1937 Movie, Lost Horizon: written by James Hilton and Robert Riskin
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Post by shatnerswig on Sept 5, 2009 16:29:34 GMT 10
very old but also very cool movie!
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