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The urge to save humanity is almost always a false front for the urge to rule.
– H. L. Mencken

P@L

September 8, 2003 at 10:33 pm

If the urge to save humanity is genuine, then being a ruler is not at all a bad idea…That’s where a noble dictator comes in…Somehow, the world hasn’t witnessed one such dictator yet….
FeloniousPunk

September 8, 2003 at 11:20 pm

So maybe saving humanity isn’t all that noble an enterprise after all…
Jacob

September 9, 2003 at 12:55 pm

Now we know what Samizdata is all about.
Michael Jennings

September 9, 2003 at 3:38 pm

Jacob: Yes of course. What else did you think the all seeing eye at the top of the screen was about?

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