http://alesrarus.funkydung.com/archives/3049 A Rare Bird, A Strange Duck, One Funky Blog Tue, 02 Dec 2008 22:05:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc http://alesrarus.funkydung.com/archives/3049#comment-85204 Pseudo-Polymath » Blog Archive » Tuesday Highlights Tue, 22 Jul 2008 12:39:11 +0000 http://alesrarus.funkydung.com/?p=3049#comment-85204 [...] of politics (with mine anyhow), on moving power to the local [...] http://alesrarus.funkydung.com/archives/3049#comment-84992 Funky Dung Mon, 21 Jul 2008 18:12:06 +0000 http://alesrarus.funkydung.com/?p=3049#comment-84992 <blockquote>"But it is in the nature of governments that they grow in power and corruption. It is our job to remember to keep the lid on them."</blockquote> Periodic revolutions are a good thing. ;) "But it is in the nature of governments that they grow in power and corruption. It is our job to remember to keep the lid on them."

Periodic revolutions are a good thing. ]]> http://alesrarus.funkydung.com/archives/3049#comment-84991 Sean McCune Mon, 21 Jul 2008 18:09:05 +0000 http://alesrarus.funkydung.com/?p=3049#comment-84991 To be more dramatic and poetic about it, I sometimes put it, "it is the doom *and* blessing of men that they forget", which is partially a film quote. But it sounds high-falutin' and I like it. http://alesrarus.funkydung.com/archives/3049#comment-84990 Funky Dung Mon, 21 Jul 2008 17:46:19 +0000 http://alesrarus.funkydung.com/?p=3049#comment-84990 <blockquote>"A hundred thousand million times yes. But it is in the nature of governments that they grow in power and corruption."</blockquote> I consider that a consequence of the Second Law of Thermodynamics. ;) "A hundred thousand million times yes. But it is in the nature of governments that they grow in power and corruption."

I consider that a consequence of the Second Law of Thermodynamics. ]]> http://alesrarus.funkydung.com/archives/3049#comment-84989 Sean McCune Mon, 21 Jul 2008 17:24:19 +0000 http://alesrarus.funkydung.com/?p=3049#comment-84989 Yes, yes, yes. A hundred thousand million times yes. But it is in the nature of governments that they grow in power and corruption. It is our job to remember to keep the lid on them. But it is the nature of man to grow lazy and forget.