On Wed, 1 Mar 2000, Tom Vogt wrote:
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> > Any government needs appropriate leadership,
>
> that is an assumption, as yet unproven. I agree that it DOES sound good,
> but it is still an assumption. since the rest of your argument rests on
> it, you should give it a little more support.
I would love to, however ..
I know of no way to lend support to the idea that government in general
needs good leadership -- history shows that particular governments
(namely, those that mankind has managed erect) suffer from bad
leadership.
OTOH, I will admit that humanity is fairly new to the game..
widespread experiments in government outside of monarchy are a fairly new
development (and still not COMPLETELY widespread, of course).
Maybe some smart guy will manage to come up with an idea that could
survive a bunch of crooks here and there.
Truthfully.. I thought States used to have it:
Give the citizens guns and a love of liberty.
But, somehow along the way we got tricked out of both. :(
Michael J. Graffam ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
"Let your life be a counter-friction to stop the machine."
Henry David Thoreau "Civil Disobedience"
