I believe it was Lord Acton who said “Liberty consists in the division of power. Absolutism, in concentration of power.” and “Towns were the nursery of freedom.” What we are witnessing is the ongoing concentration of power in Washington, DC. The increase of absolutism and despotism. The only cure is a division of power, it's dispersal among the states, localities, and ultimately the people that make them up.
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Diogenes was eating bread and lentils for supper. He was seen by the philosopher Aristippus, who lived comfortably by flattering the king.
Said Aristippus, ‘If you would learn to be subservient to the king you would not have to live on lentils.’ Said Diogenes, ‘Learn to live on lentils and you will not have to be subservient to the king.’
Said Aristippus, ‘If you would learn to be subservient to the king you would not have to live on lentils.’ Said Diogenes, ‘Learn to live on lentils and you will not have to be subservient to the king.’