Tuesday, August 22, 2006

The Wisdom of Webster


The following quote from Daniel Webster serves as a caution against a political agenda or world view fueled by good intentions absent a sound grasp of the real causes of society's problems.

"Good intentions will always be pleaded for every assumption of authority. It is hardly too strong to say that the Constitution was made to guard the people against the dangers of good intentions. There are men in all ages who mean to govern well, but they mean to govern. They promise to be good masters, but they mean to be masters."
-- Daniel Webster

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