Originally Posted by
cajunscot
In a similar vein:
I do not prize the word "cheap." It is not a badge of honor. It is a symbol of despair. Cheap prices make for cheap goods; cheap goods make for cheap men; and cheap men make for a cheap country.
-- President William McKinley
One of my favorite quotes. I, for one, believe that appreciation for good quality is not dead, and is alive and well. There will always be a majority who cannot afford the luxury of quality, hand made products, or simply do not value them. There will be others, yet, who value quality in some things and not in others. And, of course, there will always be merchants happy to provide cheap, low quality goods to those who have no choice, or whose priorities lie elsewhere...IMHO...Regards...
"Before two notes of the theme were played, Colin knew it was Patrick Mor MacCrimmon's 'Lament for the Children'...Sad seven times--ah, Patrick MacCrimmon of the seven dead sons....'It's a hard tune, that', said old Angus. Hard on the piper; hard on them all; hard on the world." Butcher's Broom, by Neil Gunn, 1994 Walker & Co, NY, p. 397-8.
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