"The man who can right himself by a vote will seldom resort to a musket."
--James Fenimore Cooper, The American Democrat, 1838
posted at 01:54 PM
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I wonder if anyone anywhere has ever obtained justice for himself by making a vote?
Posted by: Bruce Wayne on November 8, 2006 09:03 PM
A better version;
"The man who can right himself by a price mechanism will never resort to a musket"
Posted by: Ben-T on November 8, 2006 09:47 PM
A (poor) man who has been duped into thinking his vote counts will seldom resort to a musket
Posted by: r.c. on November 9, 2006 02:27 AM
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