TDIH: John Adams on Power
"Power naturally grows. Why? Because human passions are insatiable."
On this day in 1789, John Adams writes a letter about the nature of power and the imperfection of human beings.
"Power naturally grows," he told Roger Sherman. "Why? Because human passions are insatiable."
The Founders gave us checks and balances in our Constitution because they understood the flaws in human nature. Have you noticed that, the more we ignore these checks and balances, the more the lust for power seems to dominate?
Food for thought for your Thursday.
We have a president who is being ruled by those who club their way through every check, denying the balance. Now that his senility is no longer deniable, they want him to step down even though the people already spoke. He is their nominee and should stay so. Let them eat the cake they baked.
Wow! Our founding fathers were so much smarter than most people give them credit for.
If our politicians today were as smart as they think they are, then our politicians, would be strict Constitutionalist.
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