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October 29, 2010
Hostile to law
Mark Steyn on regulatory tyranny.
As Tocqueville wrote:
There was a time in Europe in which the law, as well as the consent of the people, clothed kings with a power almost without limits. But almost never did it happen that they made use of it.
True. His Majesty was an absolute tyrant - in theory. But in practice he was in his palace hundreds of miles away.
There was a time in Europe in which the law, as well as the consent of the people, clothed kings with a power almost without limits. But almost never did it happen that they made use of it.
True. His Majesty was an absolute tyrant - in theory. But in practice he was in his palace hundreds of miles away.
Also: Zombie calls the Obama presidency a cargo cult.
... words can only take you so far as a messiah. Eventually, you’re going to have to produce some cargo. And for Obama, that’s where things started to fall apart.
Posted by Ghost of a flea at October 29, 2010 07:44 AM
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