"The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary." ~ H.L. Mencken
Geithner and the 'Privilege' of Being American
"Philosophically, the concept that being an American is a 'privilege' upends the whole basis on which America was founded. Privileges are things granted to one individual by another, higher-ranking, individual. For example, in my house my children's use of the family car is a privilege. One presumes Mr. Geithner believes that the 'privilege' of being an American is granted by the presumably higher-ranking, governing powers that be."
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