From the nimble fingers of jonathan (jonnnathan@...) (19/10/2001 2:53 PM) came... > isn't it rather "l'état n'a pas besoin de savants"? Could be: Alain will be among the first to question my command of French. The quote was, however, shamelessly scooped from Dr. Siebenmann; whether he ought to have known better is something on which I would not care to comment. -- Ted Spencer; ted@... -- Be reasonable: do it my way.