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Taifa la kondoo huzalisha serikali ya mafisi (a.k.a mafisadi)?
A nation of sheep will beget a government of wolves
from:
The Big Apple: In the beginning, a patriot is a scarce man, hated, feared and scorned
"A nation of sheep will beget a government of wolves is often credited to American broadcast journalist Edward R. Murrow (1909-1965). The saying means that the electorate cannot be sheep or they will be taken over [i.e. eaten] by wolves (such as a totalitarian dictatorship).
A society of sheep must in time beget a government of wolves has also been credited to French philosopher Bertrand de Jouvenel (1903-1987) since at least 1949. However, the origin of the saying dates back, at least, to Thomas Jefferson. In a letter to James Madison, in 1787, he said:
We affirm, in the face of unparalleled examples, our agreement with your abhorrence of government by tyranny To have an idea of the curse of existence under (tyrannical government), they [i.e. the rulers as well as the ruled] must be seen. It is a government of wolves over sheep. Thomas Jefferson in a letter to James Madison, 1787.
New Orleans (LA) Times-Picayune, of 14 June 1950, reported on a talk by Lafargue on Huey Long, a former governor of Louisiana (1928-1932), titled: Longism Scored in Lafargue Talk
Lafargue admitted that Huey Long gave the state many improvements. But he added that we are still paying the cost on public debt and high taxes His political philosophy left a society of sheep and a government of wolves, Lafargue said.
Google Books
The Ramblings Of A Realist By Charlie Walker. Biggleswade, Beds: Watkiss Studios Ltd., 2000 ; Pg. 24:
A society of sheep must in time beget a government of wolves and it is useless for the sheep to pass resolutions in favour of vegetarianism whilst the wolf remains of a different opinion.
Posted by Barry Popik Monday, May 17, 2010
A nation of sheep will beget a government of wolves
from:
The Big Apple: In the beginning, a patriot is a scarce man, hated, feared and scorned
"A nation of sheep will beget a government of wolves is often credited to American broadcast journalist Edward R. Murrow (1909-1965). The saying means that the electorate cannot be sheep or they will be taken over [i.e. eaten] by wolves (such as a totalitarian dictatorship).
A society of sheep must in time beget a government of wolves has also been credited to French philosopher Bertrand de Jouvenel (1903-1987) since at least 1949. However, the origin of the saying dates back, at least, to Thomas Jefferson. In a letter to James Madison, in 1787, he said:
We affirm, in the face of unparalleled examples, our agreement with your abhorrence of government by tyranny To have an idea of the curse of existence under (tyrannical government), they [i.e. the rulers as well as the ruled] must be seen. It is a government of wolves over sheep. Thomas Jefferson in a letter to James Madison, 1787.
New Orleans (LA) Times-Picayune, of 14 June 1950, reported on a talk by Lafargue on Huey Long, a former governor of Louisiana (1928-1932), titled: Longism Scored in Lafargue Talk
Lafargue admitted that Huey Long gave the state many improvements. But he added that we are still paying the cost on public debt and high taxes His political philosophy left a society of sheep and a government of wolves, Lafargue said.
Google Books
The Ramblings Of A Realist By Charlie Walker. Biggleswade, Beds: Watkiss Studios Ltd., 2000 ; Pg. 24:
A society of sheep must in time beget a government of wolves and it is useless for the sheep to pass resolutions in favour of vegetarianism whilst the wolf remains of a different opinion.
Posted by Barry Popik Monday, May 17, 2010
