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Politics : DON'T START THE WAR -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: NOW who wrote (25507)	12/9/2003 2:42:07 AM
From: Raymond Duray	Respond to of 25898

Mencken was a keen observer, and is one of my favorites. Here's another quote that is germane to our topic here: "The great masses of men, though theoretically free, are seen to submit supinely to oppression and exploitation of a hundred abhorrent sorts. Have they no means of resistance? Obviously they have. The worst tyrant, even under democratic plutocracy, has but one throat to slit. The moment the majority decided to overthrow him he would be overthrown. But the majority lacks the resolution; it cannot imagine taking the risks." --H.L. Mencken [[ I encourage you to a friendly round of one-upsmanship, sir. I'm not nearly as ombibulous as I'd prefer to be. :) ]]