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PEOPLE DON'T KNOW AND HAVE TO BE TOLD WHAT TO DO ANYWAY
GEORGE BERNARD SHAW (1856-1950), ANGLO-IRISH PLAYWRIGHT, CRITIC. BOANERGES, IN THE APPLE CART, ACT 1.
I talk democracy to these men and women. I tell them that they have the vote, and that theirs is the kingdom and the power and the glory. I say to them "You are supreme: exercise your power." They say, "That's right: tell us what to do;" and I tell them. I say "Exercise your vote intelligently by voting for me." And they do. That's democracy; and a splendid thing it is too for putting the right men in the right place.
GBS is one of my favorites, and his "Notes for Revolutionaries" from Man and Superman is the source of some of the most famous quotes in the world, though, most people don't know it. I particularly like, "Those who can, do; those who can't teach."
It is also the source of the misquoted, "the road to hell is paved with good intentions," which is prefaced by, (and this is correct, I beleive), "all men mean well."
Hank