Fools Quotes
Lotteries in England of the 17th century were recognized as a societal problem. In 17th century England it was the King who was taking advantage of citizen’s weaknesses. Today, in a democracy, it is the average people and the gambling operators who take advantage of those who are susceptible to gambling problems.
It took until the Presidency of Theodore Roosevelt until monopolies were regulated. Like many of the rapacious businessmen of his era, bribery of public officials was so common that he had no problem admitting this to a reporter who was interviewing him. His father Cornelius, one of the great, creative industrialists of America, was not at all of the same mindset or the same corrupt character and saw corporations and the Railroads as having an important role in America with substantial obligations to the society which enabled the economic development and supported the railroads. He described his son as a “blockhead”. William goes down in American history as the arrogant industrialist and capitalist whose wealth was produced by his talent of being born to the right father who built the great empire. At that time the bribery of members of Congress was direct with cash going directly into their pockets, unlike modern times where it is indirect in the form of Campaign contributions.
Although there are rich people who are fools, having inherited their wealth or were lucky, but rarely does anyone refer to a rich person in those kinds of derogatory terms. They may be called unprincipled, nasty, greedy, but generally not stupid.
This is one of the proverbs of King Solomon of the Jews, son of King David.
Although Wilson intellectually was an advocate of freedom of speech, in actuality he was the only President since John Adams whose administration prosecuted and jailed many people for no offence other than speaking against the First World War. Speaking was a crime totally contrary to the first amendment. See {640360} for an example of Wilson’s hypocrisy.
This is a variant on Lord Acton’s famous quotation {292904}
