Re: "Usefull languages"

J Y S Czhang scripsit:

>     I have always had a certain sneering, cynicism toward that phrase
> "pursuit of Happiness." Happiness is quite overrated for bein' just a mental
> state... a confluence of personal disposition/character (or lack thereof),
> situational/ephemeral conditions and neurochemical reactions in the brain.
That's because moderns mostly know the phrase out of its original
context, which is that of "public happiness", i.e. the ability to
participate in public affairs.  In the 18th century there was no
real distinction between government and society.

--
John Cowan           http://www.ccil.org/~cowan              cowan@ccil.org
To say that Bilbo's breath was taken away is no description at all.  There
are no words left to express his staggerment, since Men changed the language
that they learned of elves in the days when all the world was wonderful.
        --_The Hobbit_