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Originally Posted by bluebb
Shouldn't that be those who appear to be a threat to the country? |
Politicians are typically very careful in selecting their words (with several very memorable exceptions). The Devil is in the details, and the choice of words is very telling IMHO.
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"The dignity of man is not shattered in a single blow, but slowly softened, bent, and eventually neutered. Men are seldom forced to act, but are constantly restrained from acting. Such power does not destroy outright, but prevents genuine existence. It does not tyrannize immediately, but it dampens, weakens, and ultimately suffocates, until the entire population is reduced to nothing better than a flock of timid, uninspired animals, of which the government is shepherd." - Alexis de Tocqueville
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