The War of the Quotes

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SifuPhil said:
LOL - the War of the Quotes!

There was also one reference that claimed he was looking out the window as he said it, so maybe he was just referring to Mrs. Satterwhite's lovely bush.

The way I see it, there are two points that come into play here: first, it's extremely difficult to attribute any quotes to historical figures. They are so often wrongly attributed, modified or simply made-up. If Edison's wife was the only one in the room that would open his last words to the word of a single person - not exactly like making a speech to an auditorium full of people.


But attributing his supposed last words in a way that make him out to be a saint, which is how the majority of the literature does it, is just too much for me to handle. I know he was ruthless, cunning, deceitful, proud, arrogant, vain ... those aren't exactly the traits of someone I hold in high esteem. As is usual with our "heros" the myth is much, much larger than reality.
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Well, I might have been able to tolerate "ruthlees, cunning and deceitful"........But God forbid ...."proud, arrogant and vain" ? Especially while acting like a "SAINT"???? MERCY! :playful:
 

Ginger said:
Well, I might have been able to tolerate "ruthlees, cunning and deceitful"........But God forbid ...."proud, arrogant and vain" ? Especially while acting like a "SAINT"???? MERCY! :playful:
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Methinks thou art making the jest ...

"Though this be madness, yet there is method in 't.". - (Hamlet, Act II, Scene II)
 
R. Paradon said:
Too bad he has passed on...if not we could sic a few of my KILLER CHICKENS on him!
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Oooh, yeah!

"Inspire / Perspire THIS, smart guy!" :playful:

"The Wizard of Chicken Park"

I mean, you really can't compare the two. Edison read by a crummy little light-bulb.

Tesla read by HOME-MADE LIGHTNING!
 

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SifuPhil said:
Oooh, yeah!

"Inspire / Perspire THIS, smart guy!" :playful:

"The Wizard of Chicken Park"

I mean, you really can't compare the two. Edison read by a crummy little light-bulb.

Tesla read by HOME-MADE LIGHTNING!
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Nikola Testa was way above Edison in my opinion! Teleportation Tutorial: Tesla's Magnetic Wall


 

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