“When the past no longer illuminates the future, the spirit walks in darkness.”
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Nothing seems at first sight less important than the outward form of human actions, yet there is nothing upon which men set more store: they grow used to everything except to living in a society which has not their own manners.
In other words, a democratic government is the only one in which those who vote for a tax can escape the obligation to pay it.
As one digs deeper into the national character of the Americans, one sees that they have sought the value of everything in this world only in the answer to this single question: how much money will it bring in?
A democratic government is the only one in which those who vote for a tax can escape the obligation to pay it.