"First they came for the Communists,
and I didn’t speak up,
because I wasn’t a Communist.
Then they came for the Jews,
and I didn’t speak up,
because I wasn’t a Jew.
Then they came for the Catholics,
and I didn’t speak up,
because I was a Protestant.
Then they came for me,
and by that time there was no one
left to speak up for me."
~ Martin Niemoller
A Government Of The Average People
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.