Ethics

Brilliant Quote of the Day

By Ed Brayton

From John Adams:

"There is danger from all men. The only maxim of a free government ought to be to trust no man living with power to endanger the public liberty."

I've actually had conversations with people about warrantless wiretaps, government secrecy and the state secrets privilege where they've said that they trust Obama to do the right thing. I don't. I don't trust anyone in power to do the right thing under any circumstances (which is not the same thing as saying I think they will always do the wrong thing).

Full post as published by Dispatches from the Culture Wars on August 27, 2009 (boomark / email).