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To: freeus who wrote (2271)	3/25/1999 1:39:00 AM
From: Dave Reed	Read Replies (1) of 13056

This dates back a while. Do you remember the "Move" incident in Philadelphia? I don't know how widely it was publicized. A whole city block was burned down over what was essentially a health-code violation. The thing is, the government can't tolerate people refusing to comply, no matter how trivial the initial violation. The ultimate result of refusing to comply is the use of deadly force. That's why whenever I hear people calling for the gov't to get involved in some trivial issue like how much water a toilet can hold, I wonder if they are really ready to use deadly force to enforce their desires. At the end of the day, that's what the government amounts to. Like George Washington said; "Government is not eloquence or reason, it is force; like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a deadly master." [from memory so I may be paraphrasing] see: Message 8508942

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