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A restatement of an old cliche
Sep. 12th, 2017 06:54 amOn Government:
The ideal government will have the values of the Federation, the business acumen of the Ferengi, the sense of honor of the Klingons, and the subtlety of the Romulans. Our current government has the values of the Romulans, the business acumen of the Federation, the sense of honor of the Ferengi, and the subtlety of the Klingons.
-Harold Feld
(Original for reference:
Heaven -- Is where the police are British, the chefs are Italian, the mechanics are German, the lovers are French, and it is all organized by the Swiss.
Hell -- Is where the police are German, the chefs are British, the mechanics are French, the lovers are Swiss, and it is all organized by the Italians.)
The ideal government will have the values of the Federation, the business acumen of the Ferengi, the sense of honor of the Klingons, and the subtlety of the Romulans. Our current government has the values of the Romulans, the business acumen of the Federation, the sense of honor of the Ferengi, and the subtlety of the Klingons.
-Harold Feld
(Original for reference:
Heaven -- Is where the police are British, the chefs are Italian, the mechanics are German, the lovers are French, and it is all organized by the Swiss.
Hell -- Is where the police are German, the chefs are British, the mechanics are French, the lovers are Swiss, and it is all organized by the Italians.)
