“If the natural tendencies of mankind are so bad that it is not
safe to permit people to be free, how is it that the tendencies of
these organizers are always good? Do not the legislators and their
appointed agents also belong to the human race? Or do they believe
that they themselves are made of a finer clay than the rest of
mankind?”
Bastiat. Always Bastiat.
My father in law (may he rest in peace) was a pious man. When we spoke of religion he would simply tell me for him, it was a personal relationship with God. Everyone in between were just mortals and vulnerable to all of man's virtues and vices.
Bastiat. Always Bastiat.
My father in law (may he rest in peace) was a pious man. When we spoke of religion he would simply tell me for him, it was a personal relationship with God. Everyone in between were just mortals and vulnerable to all of man's virtues and vices.
So THAT explains everything.
ReplyDeleteAll the corruption; sex offenses; social class disparities; favoritism: illegal campaign contributions: Watergate; riots.
It's actually human nature? Human frailty?
And all that undigested red meat.
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