Learning About the State (mises.org)
- Highlight Loc. 29-32 | Added on Wednesday, March 07, 2012, 10:00 AM
It is not the people we elect who are in charge. They are only the human face on the machine. If they don't know this before the election, they quickly discover it after the election. They find themselves on a conveyor belt of tasks and photo-ops and duties. These consume them completely. They are in awe of the operation of the state and feel immediately powerless to do anything about it.
