"The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary." ~ H.L. Mencken
A Government Of The Average People
Submitted by Eric Field on Wed, 2013-05-08 00:00
Politicians are people, too, and this fallibility undermines the argument for a powerful central government. Even if they had the best of intentions, unimpeachable integrity, and preternatural intellects, I would not trust 100 people or 535 people or 9 judges or a President and legions of advisors and experts to dictate the course of my life.
Article by Luca Gatoni-Celli.
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Very, very good article. For me this one is worth remembering.