19 January 2004

The backstory on one of my favorite quotes

It was said that the people had lost the confidence of the government and could win it back only by redoubled efforts. Would it not be simpler if the government dissolved the people and elected another?

Berthold Brecht

I first heard that one through Robert Anton Wilson. Today Brad DeLong has an illuminating post about what Brecht was talking about.

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