08 February 2019

Quotes of the Day

The limitation of tyrants is the endurance of those they oppose. 
~Frederick Douglass


The only thing that saves us from bureaucracy is its inefficiency. 
~ Eugene McCarthy


The ideal Government of all reflective men, from Aristotle onward, is one which lets the individual alone – one which barely escapes being no government at all. 
~ H. L. Mencken

4 comments:

LindaG said...

I've seen discussed so many places whether or not a revolution is even possible now. There are just so many people. And even with the better forms of communication, I think it would be harder to organize.

Until bureaucracy becomes so big it just wears us down.

The ideal government is long gone, sadly. Unless you can afford to live like a hermit away from everyone. Like the people in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge...

Rev. Paul said...

Linda, that very point has been, and continues to be, the subject of much discussion. Ultimately, I'm not sure that it could happen, either. On the other hand, I've been wrong before.

Ed Bonderenka said...

War by other means....

Rev. Paul said...

Entirely likely, Ed. Probably won't resemble what most of us think of.