Yeah, I seem to remember Silk not having much of a problem, and in fact being pretty anxious, to collect on those taxes, rather than removing any.<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Mar 26, 2009 at 11:55 AM, Chris P <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:rasputin_@hotmail.com">rasputin_@hotmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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A rather overly narrow interpretation of what constitutes a "burden", however.<br><br>--
"When small men begin to cast big shadows, it means that the sun is about to set." -- Lin Yutang<br><br><br><br>> Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2009 10:22:05 -0400<br>> From: <a href="mailto:brunians@brunians.org" target="_blank">brunians@brunians.org</a><br>
> To: <a href="mailto:jsmith2627@att.net" target="_blank">jsmith2627@att.net</a>; <a href="mailto:urth@lists.urth.net" target="_blank">urth@lists.urth.net</a><br>> CC: <a href="mailto:urth@urth.net" target="_blank">urth@urth.net</a><br>
> Subject: Re: (urth) Gene Wolfe's Politics<div><div></div><div class="h5"><br>> <br>> Cut two taxes when you lay one sounds like an excellent rule.<br>> <br>> <br>> .<br>> <br>> > Rereading "On Blue's Waters," I came upon some of Horn's reflections on<br>
> > being a ruler: "My advisors, who are all good, well-intentioned men, are<br>> > forever suggesting that I get down to business, although they never phrase<br>> > it quite so baldly. If action must be taken, they want it taken now,<br>
> > immediately...Immediate action is the soul of war, as I learned many years<br>> > ago by observing General Mint. It is not the soul of peace...When a new<br>> > burden must be laid upon the people, we should remove two, and look very<br>
> > carefully, first, at those we have chosen to remove. Those who sail fast<br>> > do not sail for long, while what is written with great rapidity is rarely<br>> > read--or worth reading." (OBW, Chap. 7)<br>
> ><br>> > Horn expresses--I think--Gene Wolfe's view, a view of true conservatism.<br>> > Our present society is certainly not perfect, but change should be slow<br>> > and careful, lest we create something worse.<br>
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