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"Whoever desires to found a state and give it laws, must start with
assuming that all
men are bad and ever ready to display their vicious nature, whenever
they may find
occasion for it." (justification for authentication?)
Discourse upon the First Ten Books of Livy
"Men never do good unless necessity drives them to it; but when they are
free to
choose and can do just as they please, confusion and disorder become
rampant."
(Piracy?)
Discorsi, 1.3
"The demands of a free populace, too, are very seldom harmful to
liberty, for they are
due either to the populace being oppressed or to the suspicious that it
is going to be
oppressed. ... and, should these impressions be false, a remedy is
provided in the public
platform on which some man of standing can get up, appeal to the crowd,
and show
that it is mistaken. (DiFool?)
And though, as Tully remarks, the populace may be ignorant, it is
capable of grasping
the truth and readily yields when a man, worthy of confidence, lays the
truth before
it."
Discourses, 1.4
"So in all human affairs one notices, if one examines them closely, that
it is impossible
to remove one inconvenience without another emerging. " (Patching?)
Discourses, 1.6
"Nature has so contrived that to men, though all things are objects of
desire, not all
things are attainable; so that desire always exceeds the power of
attainment, with the
result that men are ill-content with what they possess and their present
state brings
them little satisfaction. Hence arise the vicissitudes of their
fortune." (Constant users
Whining For New Stuffs?)
Discourses, 37
"Since love and fear can hardly exist together, if we must choose
between them, it is
far safer to be feared than loved." (banning)
"When neither their property nor their honor is touched, the majority of
men live
content." (Having to jump through hoops when being told to, $50 gone,
can't play the game?).
"And it ought to be remembered that there is nothing more difficult to
take in hand,
more perilous to conduct, or more uncertain in its success, than to take
the lead in the
introduction of a new order of things. Because the innovator has for
enemies all those
who have done well under the old conditions, and lukewarm defenders in
those who
may do well under the new. This coolness arises partly from fear of the
opponents, ,
and partly from the incredulity of men, who do not readily believe in
new things until
they have had a long experience of them. " (Users Whining against new
content
delivery system again?)
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DISCLAIMER: This is solely my personal individual opinion and
observation and does
not in anyway related to or reflection of any company or organisation.
My opinion could be totally wrong, influenced by my paranoiac state of
mind about things and life in general at this time and age. My opinion
should not be taken seriously by anyone and I am exempt myself from all
the responsiblity regarding voicing these opinions. I don't mean to
influence public opinion
on the matter posted herein, I just want to express my paranoiac mental
state and wish to have
reasonable and wise advices from members of the newsgroup regarding my
paranoia.
I would like to sincerely apologise to anyone my opinion could offend
and would like to state that my intention is not aimed to offend anyone.
Should my opinion is diametrically different from yours,
I sincerely advise that You ignore my post and simply consider that my
mind is deranged. I accept with gladness all the humiliation exerting
upon myself in as a consequence of this post.
"Whoever desires to found a state and give it laws, must start with
assuming that all
men are bad and ever ready to display their vicious nature, whenever
they may find
occasion for it." (justification for authentication?)
Discourse upon the First Ten Books of Livy
"Men never do good unless necessity drives them to it; but when they are
free to
choose and can do just as they please, confusion and disorder become
rampant."
(Piracy?)
Discorsi, 1.3
"The demands of a free populace, too, are very seldom harmful to
liberty, for they are
due either to the populace being oppressed or to the suspicious that it
is going to be
oppressed. ... and, should these impressions be false, a remedy is
provided in the public
platform on which some man of standing can get up, appeal to the crowd,
and show
that it is mistaken. (DiFool?)
And though, as Tully remarks, the populace may be ignorant, it is
capable of grasping
the truth and readily yields when a man, worthy of confidence, lays the
truth before
it."
Discourses, 1.4
"So in all human affairs one notices, if one examines them closely, that
it is impossible
to remove one inconvenience without another emerging. " (Patching?)
Discourses, 1.6
"Nature has so contrived that to men, though all things are objects of
desire, not all
things are attainable; so that desire always exceeds the power of
attainment, with the
result that men are ill-content with what they possess and their present
state brings
them little satisfaction. Hence arise the vicissitudes of their
fortune." (Constant users
Whining For New Stuffs?)
Discourses, 37
"Since love and fear can hardly exist together, if we must choose
between them, it is
far safer to be feared than loved." (banning)
"When neither their property nor their honor is touched, the majority of
men live
content." (Having to jump through hoops when being told to, $50 gone,
can't play the game?).
"And it ought to be remembered that there is nothing more difficult to
take in hand,
more perilous to conduct, or more uncertain in its success, than to take
the lead in the
introduction of a new order of things. Because the innovator has for
enemies all those
who have done well under the old conditions, and lukewarm defenders in
those who
may do well under the new. This coolness arises partly from fear of the
opponents, ,
and partly from the incredulity of men, who do not readily believe in
new things until
they have had a long experience of them. " (Users Whining against new
content
delivery system again?)
-------------------------------------
DISCLAIMER: This is solely my personal individual opinion and
observation and does
not in anyway related to or reflection of any company or organisation.
My opinion could be totally wrong, influenced by my paranoiac state of
mind about things and life in general at this time and age. My opinion
should not be taken seriously by anyone and I am exempt myself from all
the responsiblity regarding voicing these opinions. I don't mean to
influence public opinion
on the matter posted herein, I just want to express my paranoiac mental
state and wish to have
reasonable and wise advices from members of the newsgroup regarding my
paranoia.
I would like to sincerely apologise to anyone my opinion could offend
and would like to state that my intention is not aimed to offend anyone.
Should my opinion is diametrically different from yours,
I sincerely advise that You ignore my post and simply consider that my
mind is deranged. I accept with gladness all the humiliation exerting
upon myself in as a consequence of this post.
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