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“Turning a nation over to “the people’ had been catchy as a rallying cry. Once it actually happened, the leaders of the Revolution were acutely aware of who was likely to ruin the whole thing: the people”

“Bellamy’s overall rationale is a common one, with his argument that everyone, in whatever pursuit, cheats. The implication that follows is that no one person should be punished for what everyone does. (I have long wished that that attitude would prevail among police officers toward speeders)”

"Every immigrant American I’ve ever known, notably my relatives, loved America, willingly served in the armed forces or supported those who did, paid taxes as a patriotic act, and for as long as they lived, recoiled at the words ‘I’ve got a terrific deal for you’ spoken in an American accent."