Friday, February 13, 2009

SHOUT OUT!

Glenn Beck said: George Washington said:
Government is brute force...
Interesting context...

Better context
At his inauguration, Washington stated, "This Constitution is really in its formation a government of the people . . . in which all power is derived from and, at stated periods, reverts to them. . . . It is purely a government of laws, made and executed by the fair substitutes of the people alone. . . [The American form of government is] a new phenomenon in the political and moral world, and an astonishing victory gained by enlightened reason over brute force."

Questionable context: "Being brute force, it can never do un-alloyed good."

Regardless of source, I agree. That is the nature of forces.

Key word: un-alloyed if it exists. Or unalloyed Fox.

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