A completely irrelevant thread from me but I'm in a retrospective mood this evening.
I'm looking for quotes, sayings, etc., from any source and era which ring true or seem particularly relevant to you. My favourite of all time is from Alice In Wonderland author C.S. Lewis (year unknown, probably somewhere in the early 20th Century). With the ever-increasing interference from Governments and, in particular, the EU who seem to think they know what's best for you (usually by increasing the tax on it or spying on you for your 'safety' ), this quote rings so very true to me:
“Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron’s cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated, but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end, for they do so with the approval of their own conscience.”
I would translate it into French and German for our European friends but Google will probably make a complete mess of it.
Any gems you care to share?
Edited by mpointon on December 16 2015 20:12
I'm looking for quotes, sayings, etc., from any source and era which ring true or seem particularly relevant to you. My favourite of all time is from Alice In Wonderland author C.S. Lewis (year unknown, probably somewhere in the early 20th Century). With the ever-increasing interference from Governments and, in particular, the EU who seem to think they know what's best for you (usually by increasing the tax on it or spying on you for your 'safety' ), this quote rings so very true to me:
“Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron’s cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated, but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end, for they do so with the approval of their own conscience.”
I would translate it into French and German for our European friends but Google will probably make a complete mess of it.
Any gems you care to share?
Edited by mpointon on December 16 2015 20:12