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Bryan Caplan  
PERMANENT LINK | SEPTEMBER 17, 2008

Who Said It?

Bryan Caplan
Morning Commentary... An Ex Ante Aneurysm...

"It would be as unnatural to refer the choice of a proper magistrate to the people as it would to refer the choice of colors to a blind man."

(quoted in Rick Shenkman, Just How Stupid Are We?)

CATEGORIES: Economic Philosophy


COMMENTS (5 to date)
Luke G. writes:

My guess would be Samuel Johnson.

Posted September 17, 2008 10:20 AM
dave smith writes:

George Mason?

Posted September 17, 2008 10:50 AM
Paludicola writes:

I will rather crudely guess that it was said by Alexander Hamilton.

Irrespective of who said, it rather share the sentiment and think that the threatened preponderation of the executive over the other branches owes in some portion to popular election of the chief magistrate.

Posted September 17, 2008 2:37 PM
Bryan Caplan writes:

Dave Smith gets it right. It's George Mason.

Posted September 17, 2008 2:52 PM
R. Richard Schweitzer writes:

Hobbes

Posted September 17, 2008 4:20 PM
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