1 | ->''"Mr. President, it is natural to man to indulge in the illusions of hope. We are apt to shut our eyes against a painful truth, and listen to the song of that siren [[MixedMetaphor till she transforms us into beasts]]. Is this the part of wise men, engaged in a great and arduous struggle for liberty?"'' |
2 | -->-- '''Patrick Henry''' |
3 | |
4 | ->Thus, a people may prefer a free government, but if, from indolence, or carelessness, or cowardice, or want of public spirit, they are unequal to the exertions necessary for preserving it; if they will not fight for it when it is directly attacked; if they can be deluded by the artifices used to cheat them out of it; if by momentary discouragement, or temporary panic, or a fit of enthusiasm for an individual, they can be induced to lay their liberties at the feet even of a great man, or trust him with powers which enable him to subvert their institutions; in all these cases they are more or less unfit for liberty: and though it may be for their good to have had it even for a short time, they are unlikely long to enjoy it. |
5 | -->-- '''John Stuart Mill''', ''Considerations on Representative Government'' (1861) |
http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/context.php
FollowingContext Quotes / GullibleLemmings
Go To
- Show Spoilers
- Night Vision
- Sticky Header
- Wide Load