green73
04-28-2012, 07:29 AM
circa 1923:
The fact is that the average man's love of liberty is nine-tenths imaginary, exactly like his love of sense, justice and truth. He is not actually happy when free; he is uncomfortable, a bit alarmed, and intolerably lonely. Liberty is not a thing for the great masses of men. It is the exclusive possession of a small and disreputable minority, like knowledge, courage and honor. It takes a special sort of man to understand and enjoy liberty — and he is usually an outlaw in democratic societies.
via a great blog post by Paul Mulshine: Greedy Totalitarian Geezers
http://blog.nj.com/njv_paul_mulshine/2012/04/greedy_commie_geezer.html
The fact is that the average man's love of liberty is nine-tenths imaginary, exactly like his love of sense, justice and truth. He is not actually happy when free; he is uncomfortable, a bit alarmed, and intolerably lonely. Liberty is not a thing for the great masses of men. It is the exclusive possession of a small and disreputable minority, like knowledge, courage and honor. It takes a special sort of man to understand and enjoy liberty — and he is usually an outlaw in democratic societies.
via a great blog post by Paul Mulshine: Greedy Totalitarian Geezers
http://blog.nj.com/njv_paul_mulshine/2012/04/greedy_commie_geezer.html