"And indeed, the burden of Cassandra's "gift" is evident in mythology. She predicted the outcome of many disastrous events. In one memorable example, Cassandra announced the dire consequences of the Trojans accepting the infamous Wooden Horse from their Greek opponents. But as Apollo made certain, no one believed Cassandra when she warned her companions about the future. And this, in the end, was to be Cassandra's tragic fate."
Life, liberty, and property do not exist because men have made laws. On the contrary, it was the fact that life, liberty, and property existed beforehand that caused men to make laws in the first place.
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posted by The Cassandra Page @ 9:30 AM |
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The state is the great fictitious entity by which everyone seeks to live at the expense of everyone else.
Labels: Bastiat, Democracy/Republic, dependency, Quote, Tyranny
posted by The Cassandra Page @ 9:01 AM |
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