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Morning Quote: Lord Acton
The one pervading evil of democracy is the tyranny of the majority, or rather of that party, not always the majority, that succeeds, by force or fraud, in carrying elections. Lord Acton
The Weather Vane of Freedom
During Obama’s speech in Minnesota yesterday he declared: The vast majority of Americans — including a majority of gun owners — support requiring criminal background checks for anyone trying to buy a gun. Regardless of whether this is true or … Continue reading
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For The Good Of All
Political parties, however much they may be founded upon narrow class interests and however evidently they may work against the interests of the majority, love to identify themselves with the universe, or at least to present themselves as cooperating with … Continue reading
Against Democracy
The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter. –Winston Churchill I heard this today in an IT security seminar, and although I’m not a fan of Churchill, in this case he’s spot on, although there … Continue reading
Mencken on Democracy
The crowd, as a crowd, performs acts that many of its members, as individuals, would never be guilty of. Its average intelligence is very low; it is inflammatory, vicious, idiotic, almost simian. Crowds, properly worked up by skillful demagogues, are … Continue reading
Flip the Switch
I heard this story by Shankar Vedantam on NPR yesterday titled “Why Mental Pictures Can Sway Your Moral Judgment”. It’s about Harvard psychologist Joshua Greene’s research into where our moral instincts come from. He uses the well-known moral dilemma of … Continue reading
