Government has become ungovernable; that is, it cannot leave off gover…

Gilbert K. Chesterton
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Government has become ungovernable; that is, it cannot leave off governing. Law has become lawless; that is, it cannot see where laws should stop. The chief feature of our time is the meekness of the mob and the madness of the government.
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