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Re: Put three libertarians together in a room and they won't be able to agree where to go for lunch...
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Sun, 21 Oct 2001 10:32:26 GMT
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Democracies unfettered by just
controls are worse than good dictators.

But there are so few good dictators ...

:wq

Horst



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  Re: Put three libertarians together in a room and they won't be able to agree where to go for lunch...
 
(...) True, true. Which is why some people say "democracy is the worst system of government ever invented, except for all the rest", or words to that effect. Me, I think there are even LESS good unfettered democracies than there are good dictators. (23 years ago, 21-Oct-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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  Re: Put three libertarians together in a room and they won't be able to agree where to go for lunch...
 
(...) It is if they're usurping the power instilled by _The People_ in a system to prevent _some people_ from doing wrong. Democracies unfettered by just controls are worse than good dictators. Chris (23 years ago, 19-Oct-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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