re: Proof that democracies are not fool-proof.

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Tom Brosz — 5/25/2004 5:14:12 AM (archived)

One core principle of the libertarian philosophy is that any government can wind up being run by idiots. The secret is to limit the power of that government, and thereby limit the damage it can do. The Founding Fathers knew this. It was soon forgotten.

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A small note from the European Parliament - Tom Brosz - 5/25/2004 2:52:38 AM
- Hey! This is not the Europe of Konrad Adenauer, nor of DeGaulle, nor of MacMillan. - Jacob Samorodin - 5/25/2004 3:22:48 PM
- Some more recent EU debates - Tom Brosz - 5/25/2004 4:03:59 AM
  - Proof that democracies are not fool-proof. When a democracy is run by fools, the result is foolishness. - David F Mayer - 5/25/2004 4:56:15 AM
    - re: Proof that democracies are not fool-proof. - Raoul - 5/25/2004 4:32:03 PM
    - re: Proof that democracies are not fool-proof. - Tom Brosz - 5/25/2004 5:14:12 AM
- What does he mean? - FrankC - 5/25/2004 3:27:16 AM
  - re: What does he mean? - Tom Brosz - 5/25/2004 4:13:22 AM

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