Which would you rather your child to develop, if he/she could develop only one?
I’d like him to have a good working command of the English language 
(I kid, I kid…but I’m pretty sure you have the wrong word. Consistency maybe?)
I forget who said it but “irrational consistancy is the hobgoblin of small minds” so competance would seem to be better.
Marc
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I forget who said it but “irrational consistancy is the hobgoblin of small minds” so competance would seem to be better.
Marc
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Screw that, I’d just get him a real hobgoblin
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Which would you rather your child to develop, if he/she could develop only one?
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I would say a constituency, and I’d use President George Bush as my proof case. Here’s a guy with absolutely no competence, but who developed a constituency large enough to make him the most powerful man in the world.
It’s a no-brainer. (Pun intended)
As long as you are surrounded by peeps, you got no need to be competent. And with enough peeps, you can gain any position you want.
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I forget who said it but “irrational consistancy is the hobgoblin of small minds” so competance would seem to be better.
Marc
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Attributed to an essay on self-reliance by Emerson; practiced by Mr Bush.
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“A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesmen and philosophers and divines.”*
Oh yeah; Paris Hilton too, while I’m in the mood to add valuable insight to this important question.