??The will of the nation is one of those phrases most widely abused by schemers and tyrants of all ages.? [meaning ages as in history] Alexis de Tocqueville, French author of Democracy in America, 1835
??The mob is always impressed by appearances and by results; and the world is composed of the mob.? Niccolo Machiavelli,The Prince
??No tempest or conflagration, however great, is harder to quell than mob carried away by the novelty of power.? Marcus Tullius Cicero -- Roman philosopher, politician, lawyer ...
Wise men in history have addressed these same issues, our times are not unique.
Be careful what you ask for -- you may just get it
