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World of Quotes (First day)

Day 1,035, 20:14 • Published in Canada Canada

• by Lord of Painkillers

i have decided that everyday i will publish a trio of quotes they will vary from peace to war and even politics i do not expect this to get insanely popular but i hope it will get people thinking.

every day i will start to release 3 and put my interpretation behind it. starting......... NOW

lets set the topic on government today for the first 2 and end it with some philosophy and you can think about that on your own, enjoy

#1) Democracy gives every man the right to be his own oppressor.

this quote is by James Russell Lowell and i interpret it as people didnt always have chances to choose right and wrong but with democracy we get to decide the fate of our own country if not change it a little.

#2) For in reason, all government without the consent of the governed is the very definition of slavery.

now this quote by Jonathan Swift had me thinking on what it meant and i think that this is just very basic saying that if we dont listen to the people then the people therefore are nothing but slaves

#3) Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after. written by Henry David Thoreau now think about this last one and comment what you think it means

In the comment section BEEELOW!!

Comments

Nosyt Day 1,035, 21:38

~hyuu~

Chochi Day 1,036, 08:02

James Lowell obviously has a very negative view of government, which might not be that uncommon right now. He is essentially saying that all governments are oppressive no matter whether they are elected, appointed, inherited, or claimed through force. Democracy only entitles us to pick our poison but whatever form or government we choose is still unhealthy.

Swift, on the other hand, seems to state that government is an inherintly strong force. Slavery is a very strong word that implies control without consent. I am curious as to how he would have described a government that has been given consent. I suppose he might equate democratic government as a sort of voluntary servitude. I suppose the idea that everyone is serving the state, ideally voluntarily, is a noble idea but I take the view that the government should be serving the people and not the other way around.

Finally, I like that Thoreau quote and damn if I can't agree with him. I've gone fishing a couple times and mostly had a good time but that's because I didn't go for that long, the fish were biting decently and the whole thing was a novelty. But if you're going to spend your life sitting quietly in a boat for hours on end then clearly it's the solitude that you desire. I'd personally prefer a nice book or fiddling my time away on eRep but I wouldn't judge anyone's chosen past time. And that's really saying it all: we're looking for something we enjoy doing to pass the time as our lives go by. I do think that most people do realise that that is the point in the end, which is probably why so many people quit eRep in the end.

Stelawrat Day 1,036, 19:52

I really like the premise for your articles. Very neat. 😁

"Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after."

We spend our lives in pursuit of dreams of what might be, never appreciating all that we have accomplished.

Chochi Day 1,037, 05:53

Although I can't say that what you wrote was analogous to the quote I must say that I like what you wrote, Stelawrat. In fact, I like it better than the original.

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