The result of this lust for power is that wild anarchy prevails among the people; the exhortations of those in authority are rendered utterly void and unprofitable, since every man in his arrogant delusion thinks that it is more his business to give orders to others than to obey anyone himself.
Bears repeating.
4 posted on 06/12/2006 5:50:31 PM PDT by gogeo
(The /sarc tag is a form of training wheels for those unable to discern intellectual subtlety.)
''The result of this lust for power is that wild anarchy prevails among the people; the exhortations of those in authority are rendered utterly void and unprofitable, since every man in his arrogant delusion thinks that it is more his business to give orders to others than to obey anyone himself.''