Difference between revisions of "A Non-Libertarian FAQ"
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; "Government, like fire, is a dangerous servant and a fearful master." | ; "Government, like fire, is a dangerous servant and a fearful master." | ||
| − | : [https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/George_Washington This is a well-known false attribution to Washington, and its first known use was 1902.] But, if we still wish to use that analogy without the pious authority of a founding father of the US, let's note that we now exploit combustion for vastly more purposes, in vastly greater quantity, and for vastly greater benefit than George Washington would have dreamed of. Likewise we use modern liberal government for more purposes and benefits than George Washington would have dreamed of. | + | : [https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/George_Washington#Spurious_attributions This is a well-known false attribution to Washington, and its first known use was 1902.] But, if we still wish to use that analogy without the pious authority of a founding father of the US, let's note that we now exploit combustion for vastly more purposes, in vastly greater quantity, and for vastly greater benefit than George Washington would have dreamed of. Likewise we use modern liberal government for more purposes and benefits than George Washington would have dreamed of. |
:We could also note that "Capitalism, like fire, is a dangerous servant and a fearful master." | :We could also note that "Capitalism, like fire, is a dangerous servant and a fearful master." | ||
