From: Jim Choate <ravage@ssz.com>
Date: Sat, 21 Feb 1998 11:40:25 +0800
To: cypherpunks@ssz.com (Cypherpunks Distributed Remailer)
Subject: Re: On War, Legends, and Crypto (fwd)
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> Date: Fri, 20 Feb 1998 22:31:16 -0500
> From: Anonymous <anon@anon.efga.org>
> Subject: Re: On War, Legends, and Crypto (fwd)

> I was suggesting that when finding oneself in a conflict with LEOs, it is
> better to be in the position of a trainrobber hiding in a cave with a
> backdoor, rather than in the position of someone getting bombed in their
> house at Waco or Ruby Ridge.

True, but the Waco and Ruby Ridge incidents aren't equivalent. In neither
case were the people involved committing aggregious crimes nor were they
expecting to be attacked by massed forces.

I suspect that implicit with the premeditated train robbery is the
expectation of pursuit.

> You are always better off if you can show your opponent the futility of
> his goal.

I don't remember the date, but....

During the American Civil War, Lincoln and his wife were having dinner with
several other government and military persons. During the dinner a
discussion arose about the best way to end the war. After much discussion
and depracation of the South Lincoln spoke. The gist of his rebuttal was
that the *best* way to win a war was to make the enemy your friend.


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