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Of all tyrannies a tyranny exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It may be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end for they do so with the approval of their own conscience.

+Fav | Go to Quote / Comment | Clive Staples Lewis |

'Fairness' is one of the great mantras of the left. Since everyone has his own definition of fairness, that word is a blank check for the expansion of government power. What fairness means in practice is that third parties -- busybodies -- can prevent mutual accommodations by others.

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Member Quotes About Busybodies

“Busybodies should learn that shaking up the hornet’s nest is never a good idea.”

Go to Quote / Comment | Arthur Vaso |