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Thursday, January 9. 2020

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 Via Boudreaux at CD:



"To paraphrase Sheldon Richman, however, just because some people cannot be trusted with liberty does not mean other people can be trusted with power.


DBx: No single human inclination has done more harm to humanity than that which turns us to power as the first and surest ‘solution’ to problems imaginary and even real."


Posted by The Barrister in Quotidian Quotable Quote (QQQ) at 15:26 | Comments (4) | Trackbacks (0)

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C.S. Lewis, Present Concerns “I am a democrat [proponent of democracy] because I believe in the Fall of Man.

I think most people are democrats for the opposite reason. A great deal of democratic enthusiasm descends from the ideas of people like Rousseau, who believed in democracy because they thought mankind so wise and good that every one deserved a share in the government.

The danger of defending democracy on those grounds is that they’re not true. . . . I find that they’re not true without looking further than myself. I don’t deserve a share in governing a hen-roost. Much less a nation. . . .

The real reason for democracy is just the reverse. Mankind is so fallen that no man can be trusted with unchecked power over his fellows. Aristotle said that some people were only fit to be slaves. I do not contradict him. But I reject slavery because I see no men fit to be masters.”
#1 Assistant Village Idiot on 2020-01-09 16:30 (Reply)
Well, AVI, that sums up a lot.
#1.1 Bird Dog on 2020-01-09 16:32 (Reply)
Well said, sir.
#1.2 barnhill on 2020-01-09 18:18 (Reply)
The problem is that it would be "like" saying I don't like darkness therefore I reject the night time. Sorry the night time is coming whether you like it or not. People and organizations will seek power and once they have it abuse it whether you like it or not. I don't have an answer except to never give up your own power. In case that is too vague I really mean that I think the 2nd amendment must be defended to the death if need be.
#2 Anon on 2020-01-09 17:15 (Reply)

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