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  1. A quotation from John Adams

    The fundamental Article of my political Creed is, that Despotism, or unlimited Sovereignty, or absolute Power is the Same in a Majority of a popular Assembly, an Aristocratical Counsel, an Oligarchical Junto and a Single Emperor. Equally arbitrary cruel bloody and in every respect, diabolical.

    John Adams (1735-1826) American lawyer, Founding Father, statesman, US President (1797-1801)
    Letter (1815-11-13) to Thomas Jefferson

    Sourcing, notes: wist.info/adams-john/1455/

    #quote #quotes #quotation #absolutepower #aristocracy #autocracy #despotism #dictatorship #evil #government #monarchy #oligarchy #tyranny #tyrannyofthemajority

  2. @Npars01 @rbreich

    ...and the #GreatDepression.

    Listening to #MatthewCooke's American Origin Stories finally convinced me that all #US institutions were set up chiefly to protect the "landed gentry." #Billionaires are the new #aristocracy, and they are not benign. In a #feudal society, #fealty was rewarded by the feudal lord. Today, everyone is just a disposable "input factor."
    We live in a virtually global #plutocracy.
    This must be remedied.
    Back to 70-90% income-tax...