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The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed [and hence clamorous to be led to safety] read more
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.
Oh, that lovely title, ex-president.
Oh, that lovely title, ex-president.
All leaders strive to turn their followers into children.
All leaders strive to turn their followers into children.
The military don't start wars. Politicians start wars.
The military don't start wars. Politicians start wars.
Peace is liberty in tranquillity.
Peace is liberty in tranquillity.
Justice is better than chivalry if we cannot have both.
Justice is better than chivalry if we cannot have both.
If voting changed anything, they'd make it illegal.
If voting changed anything, they'd make it illegal.
"What freedom does a starving man have?" The answer is that starvation is a tragic human condition- perhaps more tragic read more
"What freedom does a starving man have?" The answer is that starvation is a tragic human condition- perhaps more tragic than loss of freedom. That does not prevent these from being two different things.
There is nothing an economist should fear so much as applause.
There is nothing an economist should fear so much as applause.
