Generally speaking, only simple conceptions can grip the mind of a nation. An idea that is clear and precise even though false will always have greater power in the world than an idea that is true but complex.
– Alexis de Tocqueville, Democracy in America [1835-1840]
Friday, April 11, 2014
Quote of the day
Perhaps one for economist/ autobiographer of the moment, Don Brash:
Hat-tip FFF
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Someone should tell Jamie "Mr Incest" Whyte.
How difficult can it be to say nothing except "1% tax cut for every 1% in the party vote" from now until the election?
Or if you really want a quote, look to the last chapter where Don rails against democracy and universal suffrage, advocatibg "Guided Democracy" Singapore style (no doubt with himself as the "guide")
In short: Brash - unlike John Key - is now actually and openly fascist
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