From Proposed Roads To Freedom, by Bertrand Russell, published 1919:
Not only does the concentration of power tend to cause wars, but, equally, wars and the fear of them bring about the necessity for the concentration of power. So long as the community is exposed to sudden dangers, the possibility of quick decision is absolutely necessary to self-preservation. The cumbrous machinery of deliberative decisions by the people is impossible in a crisis, and therefore so long as crises are likely to occur, it is impossible to abolish the almost autocratic power of governments. In this case, as in most others, each of two correlative evils tends to perpetuate the other. The existence of men with the habit of power increases the risk of war, and the risk of war makes it impossible to establish a system where no man possesses great power.
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After almost 13 years of
After almost 13 years of deception and deceit by Iraq, the United Nations Security Council certainly qualifies as having been quite “deliberative” in my opinion.
This is why God created
This is why God created genius; that someone like Russell could spend a few minutes creating such a piece of text so the rest of humanity could spend an eternity marveling at its truth and discovering the virtually unlimited range of lessons contained therein.
Not only does the Bush
Not only does the Bush Administration tend to cause wars, but, equally, wars and the fear of them bring about the necessity for the Bush Administration.
So long as America is exposed to sudden dangers, the
possibility of quick decision is absolutely necessary to
self-preservation. The cumbrous machinery of democracy
is impossible in a crisis, and therefore so long as crises are likely to occur, it is impossible to abolish the almost autocratic power of the Bush Administration.
In this case, as in most others, each of two correlative evils tends to perpetuate the other. The existence of the Bush Family increases the risk of war,and the risk of war makes it impossible to establish a government without Bush.
Not only do madmen like
Not only do madmen like Saddam Hussein tend to cause wars, but, equally, wars and the fear of them bring about the necessity for a brutal, sadistic dictatorship. So long as the community is exposed to sudden dangers, state controlled media is absolutely necessary to self-agrandization. The cumbrous machinery of sanity is impossible in a crisis, and therefore so long as crises are likely to occur, it is impossible to abolish the total and absolute tyranny of Saddam’s rule. In this case, as in most others, each of two correlative evils tends to perpetuate the other. The existence of psychopathic dictators increases the risk of war, and the risk of war makes it impossible to establish a system where Iraqis can enjoy basic human rights.
If I spend l0 hours trying to
If I spend l0 hours trying to get a winding pin reinserted into a valuable time-piece, I am justified in giving up the “effort” and smashing the F’n thing with a hammer!
- or to say that another way -
After almost 13 years of deception and deceit by Iraq, the United Nations Security Council certainly qualifies as having been quite “deliberative” in my opinion.
Nice misrepresentation, Kevin
Nice misrepresentation, Kevin. Funny how we accuse others of doing exactly what we do, huh?
Saddam, sir, is no valuable
Saddam, sir, is no valuable time-piece! Anybody who thinks so, I would suggest, needs to check their own winding pin!
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