Wednesday, November 27, 2019

Biting the Hand that Feeds Them

Government workers more likely to support socialism, repealing Second Amendment: Poll [More]
I'm reminded of:

"What should we think of a gentleman, who, upon hiring a waiting-man, should say to him—'my friend, please to take notice, before we come together, that I shall always claim the liberty of eating when and what I please, of fishing and hunting upon my own ground, of keeping as many horses and hounds as I can maintain, and of speaking and writing my sentiments upon all subjects.' A servant must be a fool, who would not suppose such a master to be a madman... Let these truths sink deep into our hearts: that the people are the masters of their rulers and that rulers are the servants of the people..."

1 comment:

Bluesgal said...

He nails it with:

“I think it signifies that we have an entire class of government workers across the country that are primarily interested in dramatically expanding their own power,” he said. “It’s particularly telling that you have a very large class of people all across the country, not just in Washington, that are essentially voting and asking for dramatically more power over their communities.”