Journal babbage's Journal: Stoppardian democracy 2
Ooh, good line, must share:
"It's not the voting that's democracy, it's the counting."
--Tom Stoppard
Ooh, good line, must share:
"It's not the voting that's democracy, it's the counting."
--Tom Stoppard
The major difference between bonds and bond traders is that the bonds will eventually mature.
Not at all original. (Score:2)
Re:Not at all original. (Score:2)
Originality is overrated anyway. To me it matters more not necessarily who said something first, but who says it best. Not that the Stalin quote is bad, but I think the Stoppard quote is nice & succinct as well, getting at the heart of the nature of the process itself. Stalin's quote feels less philosophical to me, more brutal -- but then, this is a Stalin quote we're talking about, so that makes sense...