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Bishop Hill
Bishop Hill Who said this?
Mar 18, 2007 Quotes 
I saw this somewhere, and can't remember who said it. The exact words escape me but it was along the lines of what I've shown above.
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Response: Samizdata mystery quote of the dayWho (approximately) this?: "Most people have no interest in liberty. The limit of their desires is a tolerable overseer." I ask not because I know and wish to show off, but because I do not but am curious. I found it here, and he would like to know too, but has so far had no suggestions....
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-Sallust (Gaius Sallustius Crispus)
"Most people prefer to believe that their leaders are just and fair, even in the face of evidence to the contrary, because once a citizen acknowledges that the government under which they live is lying and corrupt, the citizen has to choose what he or she will do about it. To take action in the face of a corrupt Government risks harm to life and loved ones. To choose to do nothing is to surrender one's self image of standing for principles. Most people do not have the courage to face that choice. Hence, most propaganda is not designed to fool the critical thinker, but only to give the moral cowards an excuse to think nothing at all."
Sallust it is.