[lbo-talk] Critique of the Political Scene Today?

[michael perelman]

"As faction is the effect of that loose government which is
unavoidable in a time of war and trouble; so, while faction is
suffered to continue, it is a perpetual bar to better administration;
for it emboldens the bad, and terrifies the good.  Is a lunatic, whom
the physician cannot approach without danger to himself.  Some
statesmen, therefore, when it rages high, withdraw from affairs, and
will not administer the physic of their councils till the fit is
over." Charles Davenant. 1698.

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Michael Perelman
Economics Department
California State University
Chico, CA
95929

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