#spoils — Public Fediverse posts
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When the savages of Louisiana want some fruit, they cut down the tree at the base and gather the fruit. That is how a despotic government works.
[Quand les sauvages de la Louisiane veulent avoir du fruit, ils coupent l’arbre au pied, & cueillent le fruit. Voilà le gouvernement despotique.]Charles-Lewis de Secondat, Baron de Montesquieu (1689-1755) French political philosopher
Spirit of Laws [The Spirit of the Laws; De l’esprit des lois], Book 5, ch. 13 (5.13) (1748) [tr. Stewart (2018)]More about (and translations of) this quote: wist.info/montesquieu/82151/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #montesquieu #spoils #autocracy #despotism #destruction #devastation #exploitation #inefficiency #pillage #taking #thoughtlessness #tyranny #unsustainability
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When the savages of Louisiana want some fruit, they cut down the tree at the base and gather the fruit. That is how a despotic government works.
[Quand les sauvages de la Louisiane veulent avoir du fruit, ils coupent l’arbre au pied, & cueillent le fruit. Voilà le gouvernement despotique.]Charles-Lewis de Secondat, Baron de Montesquieu (1689-1755) French political philosopher
Spirit of Laws [The Spirit of the Laws; De l’esprit des lois], Book 5, ch. 13 (5.13) (1748) [tr. Stewart (2018)]More about (and translations of) this quote: wist.info/montesquieu/82151/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #montesquieu #spoils #autocracy #despotism #destruction #devastation #exploitation #inefficiency #pillage #taking #thoughtlessness #tyranny #unsustainability
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When the savages of Louisiana want some fruit, they cut down the tree at the base and gather the fruit. That is how a despotic government works.
[Quand les sauvages de la Louisiane veulent avoir du fruit, ils coupent l’arbre au pied, & cueillent le fruit. Voilà le gouvernement despotique.]Charles-Lewis de Secondat, Baron de Montesquieu (1689-1755) French political philosopher
Spirit of Laws [The Spirit of the Laws; De l’esprit des lois], Book 5, ch. 13 (5.13) (1748) [tr. Stewart (2018)]More about (and translations of) this quote: wist.info/montesquieu/82151/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #montesquieu #spoils #autocracy #despotism #destruction #devastation #exploitation #inefficiency #pillage #taking #thoughtlessness #tyranny #unsustainability
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When the savages of Louisiana want some fruit, they cut down the tree at the base and gather the fruit. That is how a despotic government works.
[Quand les sauvages de la Louisiane veulent avoir du fruit, ils coupent l’arbre au pied, & cueillent le fruit. Voilà le gouvernement despotique.]Charles-Lewis de Secondat, Baron de Montesquieu (1689-1755) French political philosopher
Spirit of Laws [The Spirit of the Laws; De l’esprit des lois], Book 5, ch. 13 (5.13) (1748) [tr. Stewart (2018)]More about (and translations of) this quote: wist.info/montesquieu/82151/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #montesquieu #spoils #autocracy #despotism #destruction #devastation #exploitation #inefficiency #pillage #taking #thoughtlessness #tyranny #unsustainability
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When the savages of Louisiana want some fruit, they cut down the tree at the base and gather the fruit. That is how a despotic government works.
[Quand les sauvages de la Louisiane veulent avoir du fruit, ils coupent l’arbre au pied, & cueillent le fruit. Voilà le gouvernement despotique.]Charles-Lewis de Secondat, Baron de Montesquieu (1689-1755) French political philosopher
Spirit of Laws [The Spirit of the Laws; De l’esprit des lois], Book 5, ch. 13 (5.13) (1748) [tr. Stewart (2018)]More about (and translations of) this quote: wist.info/montesquieu/82151/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #montesquieu #spoils #autocracy #despotism #destruction #devastation #exploitation #inefficiency #pillage #taking #thoughtlessness #tyranny #unsustainability
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New York Mets 4, Colorado Rockies 2: Lindor spoils Ritter’s debut https://www.rawchili.com/mlb/85359/ #Baseball #colorado #ColoradoRockiesScoresStandings #debut #FrontPage #Lindor #Mets #MLB #New #NewYork #NewYorkMets #NewYork #NewYorkMets #purple #ritter #rockies #row #s #spoils #York
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New York Mets 4, Colorado Rockies 2: Lindor spoils Ritter’s debut https://www.rawchili.com/mlb/85359/ #Baseball #colorado #ColoradoRockiesScoresStandings #debut #FrontPage #Lindor #Mets #MLB #New #NewYork #NewYorkMets #NewYork #NewYorkMets #purple #ritter #rockies #row #s #spoils #York
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" #Republicans in #Congress are not being told that their appropriations will be ignored: they are being told that appropriations will be selectively ignored, and they will be protected.
#DOGE is accepting requests from Republican officials to reverse cuts in their jurisdictions. It is a form of #spoils system in reverse: your pet projects will be spared from elimination."
https://donmoynihan.substack.com/p/trump-and-musk-are-building-a-new#ElonMusk #DonaldTrump #Corruption #Musk #Trump #Coup #GOP #Politics #USPol #USPolitics #News #US
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A quotation from Colton, Charles Caleb:
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An upright minister asks, what recommends a man; a corrupt minister, who.
»Full quote, sourcing, notes:
https://wist.info/colton-charles-caleb/18549/#quote #quotes #quotation #connections #corruption #government #graft #merit #minister #office #officeseeker #spoils
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🌊 Check out this insider look at the #SaltseaChronicles in-game card game #Spoils that was co-designed and developed by Alexandra Labusová, Ben Wilson @051, Daria Radu & Doug Wilson @doougle
✨ In this quick introductory vid, Ben teaches you how to play! We’ll have more insight into Spoils on our socials all this week.
Don't forget to wishlist Saltsea Chronicles on Steam! All links in biog.
#cardgame #cardgames #indiegamedev #diegutefabrik #gutefabrik #videogames #games #gamedev #cards #cardgames #indiegame
https://www.tiktok.com/@gutefabrik/video/7280213262254312737