Quote of the day

"Good intentions will always be pleaded for every assumption of authority. It is hardly too strong to say that the constitution was made to guard the people against the dangers of good intentions. There are men in all ages who mean to govern well, but they mean to govern. They promise to be good masters, but they mean to be masters."

Noah Webster
(10/16/1758 – 05/28/1843)
US writer

Heh.

I just Came upon this quote posted over at Maggies:

The urge to save humanity is almost always only a false face for the urge to rule it.

H.L. Mencken

Seems to be right on the money.