Mr. Fernandez, You once again leave me staggered, I have read both texts that you quote from but would never have put them together the way you did. Thanks.

I, for one, would rather have the bureaucrats taking out my garbage (as opposed to poking around in it!). When we lose sight of the fact that these “leaders” are given the job at our behest and as at-will employees we will all be in real danger.

@39. Sertorius: In my darker moments I am of Milton’s mind, that these debased creatures are scarcely worthy of saving. In my better moods I think of them as beaten dogs, constantly grovelling and cringing but capable (with sufficient love and kindness) of being much better, braver beings.

It would be better to at least give them the chance to be free and wise than to abandon them to a life as “credulous and hapless herd, begott’n to servility”, mayhaps not better for them for they may choose to return to slavery but better for us to have made the effort to free them.