From: jrk@sys.uea.ac.uk (Richard Kennaway)
Date: Mon, 20 Sep 93 10:16:12 PDT
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: Re: a quote
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Lefty writes:
>>Sorry to add to the S/N ratio, but I can't resist passing on this
>>(unattributed) quote I saw in someone's .sig:
>>
>>> Giving power and money to the government is like giving whiskey and
>>> keys to a 17 year old.
>
>P. J. O'Rourke, _A_ _Parliament_ _of_ _Whores_

He is American, I presume?  Sorry to draw this tangent even further out,
but I can't resist pointing out that in the UK it is perfectly legal to
give whiskey and keys (car keys, I assume) to a 17 year old, and the
heavens have not fallen.  "Petrol and matches to a 5 year old" might be a
better comparison.

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