"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
'I Watched a Man Hanged Once'
Submitted by Westernerd on Sat, 2011-08-27 03:00
"Orwell's reflection on a hanging should trouble America's conscience."
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“when a murderer is hanged, there is only one person at the ceremony who is not guilty of murder.” ~ George Orwell
It is nearly impossible, for me, to imagine a more ridiculous statement!
But, then, it is about what I'd expect from someone who reportedly wrote to Cyril Connolly from Barcelona on 8 June 1937 stating: "I have seen wonderful things and at last really believe in Socialism, which I never did before".