"How fortunate for governments that the people they administer don't think."
“Every government degenerates when trusted to the rulers of the people alone. The people themselves are its only safe depositories.”
“For the bureaucrat, the world is a mere object to be manipulated by him.”
“They’re waiting for us to act. They’re waiting for us to lead. They don’t want us to put our finger up to the wind. They don’t want us reading polls; they want us to look and see what’s the best thing for America and then do what’s right.”
The preceding four quotations are attributable in order to: Adolf Hitler, Thomas Jefferson, Karl Marx, and President Barack Obama. Our President, by virtue first of his actions and now his words, has clearly shown he believes himself and his constituents to be shepherds of the American People. Gone are the long-held tenets of Abraham Lincoln’s America. As the unprecedented power grab continues, whether by virtue of Sen. Dodd wrangling for control of the banking system or ObamaCare, it has become painfully obvious that our government no longer believes we are capable of governing ourselves. It is difficult to watch a country once so driven by pride, become now as meek as mice.
In truth, everything has progressed according to plan. We have seen economical woes and panicked. We have been told that evil was to blame and suitably cowered. We have heard that it is because of our decadence and irresponsibility that we suffer. We agreed. Our problems were shown to be far beyond our ability to grasp, so we wisely let go. We were delivered a President, missing only a cape, to save us and we celebrated.
Now, with celebration ended and the glitter fading away, we stand in an empty ballroom with broom in hand. All that remains is the soon to be delivered tab, and the failing hope that we can cover it.
“I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them.” –Thomas Jefferson
