Comments on: Quote of the moment http://bellagerens.com/2010/02/15/quote-of-the-moment/ inde vides agilem bella gerentem Mon, 23 Apr 2012 03:13:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: bellagerens http://bellagerens.com/2010/02/15/quote-of-the-moment/comment-page-1/#comment-1727 bellagerens Tue, 16 Feb 2010 01:16:02 +0000 http://bellagerens.com/?p=949#comment-1727 I don't much dig the PDFs either, but it's worth it in this case - I'm not even noticing that I'm reading it on the compy! Truly it is gripping stuff. I don’t much dig the PDFs either, but it’s worth it in this case – I’m not even noticing that I’m reading it on the compy! Truly it is gripping stuff.

]]> By: Martin http://bellagerens.com/2010/02/15/quote-of-the-moment/comment-page-1/#comment-1726 Martin Tue, 16 Feb 2010 01:09:34 +0000 http://bellagerens.com/?p=949#comment-1726 Aw, man. I'd so love to read New Liberty. Sadly, I hate reading long PDFs on a laptop/etc, and can't find a paper copy. Ah well. I could give the audio book a try. Aw, man. I’d so love to read New Liberty. Sadly, I hate reading long PDFs on a laptop/etc, and can’t find a paper copy. Ah well. I could give the audio book a try.

]]> By: bellagerens http://bellagerens.com/2010/02/15/quote-of-the-moment/comment-page-1/#comment-1722 bellagerens Mon, 15 Feb 2010 15:29:04 +0000 http://bellagerens.com/?p=949#comment-1722 Very true. Though I often wonder what the difficulty with the lobbyists really is. I mean, from where I'm sitting, surely all the MPs have to do is say 'No'! That'd break the power of the lobbies PDQ. But if they will keep saying 'yes', the corruption is here to stay. Very true. Though I often wonder what the difficulty with the lobbyists really is. I mean, from where I’m sitting, surely all the MPs have to do is say ‘No’! That’d break the power of the lobbies PDQ. But if they will keep saying ‘yes’, the corruption is here to stay.

]]> By: Ed P http://bellagerens.com/2010/02/15/quote-of-the-moment/comment-page-1/#comment-1719 Ed P Mon, 15 Feb 2010 15:18:29 +0000 http://bellagerens.com/?p=949#comment-1719 We perhaps hope for Platonic philosopher-rulers, but get fallible, venal, corrupt and self-serving folk (just like the rest of us, so our peers). But there is something different: the morality demonstrated by those in command goes hand-in-hand with the respect they obtain - this applies in the private sector as well. And if Cameron really does take on the corruption of the lobbyists, the MPs' misdemeanours will seem very insignificant by comparison. We perhaps hope for Platonic philosopher-rulers, but get fallible, venal, corrupt and self-serving folk (just like the rest of us, so our peers). But there is something different: the morality demonstrated by those in command goes hand-in-hand with the respect they obtain – this applies in the private sector as well.

And if Cameron really does take on the corruption of the lobbyists, the MPs’ misdemeanours will seem very insignificant by comparison.

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