Wednesday, December 26, 2007
RANDOM ORATIONS POST
James Bryce 1886 b1838-1893 government of ireland bill
a democracy loves equality, and it could not bear to think, as it would be apt to think, that in ruling by stern laws it was oppressing the masses of the people in the interest of a landlord class(think meskins). A democracy has a tender conscience, and a dislike-perhaps too strong a dislike-of severe methods(torture ok tho) it would be pained bythe fear that it was doing injustice and sanctioning harshness.(what a card!)A democracy loves freedom, and it would refuse to put into the hands of government.....I am not arguing now whethr in all this democracy may be right or wrong, or whether we have done foolishly or wisely in making our government a democracy....... I say that we are a democracy, and that we must, therefore, govern on democratic principles.
James Bryce 1886 b1838-1893 government of ireland bill
a democracy loves equality, and it could not bear to think, as it would be apt to think, that in ruling by stern laws it was oppressing the masses of the people in the interest of a landlord class(think meskins). A democracy has a tender conscience, and a dislike-perhaps too strong a dislike-of severe methods(torture ok tho) it would be pained bythe fear that it was doing injustice and sanctioning harshness.(what a card!)A democracy loves freedom, and it would refuse to put into the hands of government.....I am not arguing now whethr in all this democracy may be right or wrong, or whether we have done foolishly or wisely in making our government a democracy....... I say that we are a democracy, and that we must, therefore, govern on democratic principles.
