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May 28, 2011
Wishes that are not facts
It is not a fact that all men are created equal, it is not a fact that they are able to choose their rulers wisely, and it is not a fact that their judgments on public matters, taking them in the mass, are prudent and valid, or even worth hearing. But it is a fact that they are better off, the stupid with the intelligent, when the scope of government is rigidly limited, and its agents have no prerogative outside the narrow and clearly marked bounds. -- H.L. Mencken- Journalism with a Hammer
Posted by Vanderleun at May 28, 2011 10:24 AM. This is an entry on the sideblog of American Digest: Check it out.