Re: Quote

[Daniel Youngquist <dany@domain.elided>]

On Thu, 8 Jan 1998, John Hofstetter wrote:

> >"'Necessity' is the plea for every infringement of human freedom.  It is
> >the argument of tyrants; it is the creed of slaves." - William Pitt, 1783
> 
> I don't think I've ever seen this quote before. It, perhaps, is the
> most telling statement about what is happening all around us,
> including our exclusion from the public lands that I've ever seen. 
> Wow!

If only more Americans were so perceptive.  Interestingly, William Pitt
was a member of the British House of Commons, but was in favor of
American independence.

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