The most dangerous man to any government is the man who is able to think things out for himself, without regard to the prevailing superstitions and taboos. Almost inevitably he comes to the conclusion that the government he lives under is dishonest, insane and intolerable, and so, if he is romantic, he tries to change it. And even if he is not romantic personally he is very apt to spread discontent among those who are.
H. L. Mencken
This kind of thing has been on my mind a lot lately…
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Our government is crazy. I don’t trust much that comes from them or any other government.
Lee
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Government is, at best, a necessary evil, and I think it’s more evil than necessary. The citizens of a country don’t go to war with the citizens of another country, because they have better things to do, like raise their families, something we’d help them do if they needed it, just like they’d help us if we needed it. It’s government that drags us into war. And that’s just one example.
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Those who turn to the government for every problem solution deserve the solution they get. Good quote, John
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Exactly! Government should always be the last resort. Thanks!
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Mencken nails it.
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He was remarkably prescient, and the more I see and hear what the government is doing and plans to do, the more I realize he was right. Can you imagine if he was alive today what he’d say?
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Oh, how true this is! Interesting cigarette commercial.
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I have a video that has two hours of cigarette commercials on it, so I’m going through and finding ones I haven’t featured before or that I like. It’s kind of fun seeing them again…
I saw that quote yesterday and it spoke to me…
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Beer and cigarette commercials were some of the best.
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I know; they were a huge source of ad revenue for TV in their day. Of course, during baseball season you’d get the beer ads…
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True the world over John 💜💜
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Very true… I’m starting to agree with those who encourage us to become ungovernable…
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Yes indeed 💜
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It’s living dangerously to think independently
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Especially when they don’t want you to…
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Yeah! But there are a few rebels, luckily
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