In a pun for the ages, Samuel Adams said “power is intoxicating.” That’s why we say people get “drunk on power.”
If this is true, why do we keep giving drunk people the keys to our liberty?
For More Information
John Locke’s Case Against Absolute Rule
Anti-Federalist Warnings: Government Power is Forever
Michael Maharrey [send him email] is the Communications Director for the Tenth Amendment Center. He is from the original home of the Principles of '98 - Kentucky and currently resides in northern Florida. See his blog archive here and his article archive here.He is the author of the book, Our Last Hope: Rediscovering the Lost Path to Liberty., and Constitution Owner's Manual. You can visit his personal website at MichaelMaharrey.com and like him on Facebook HERE
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