As America’s body politic cannibalizes itself in Washington, D.C. and assorted state capitols, the concept of Public is in danger of being irreparably savaged in our ideological frenzy. It is now being widely portrayed as an oppression foisted on us by bureaucrats simply out for themselves. And while most of that talk is still the political equivalent of graffiti, such defacement nonetheless carries great risks:  In truth, Public provides a substantial underpinning to our well being and we will be hard pressed to weather our future without it.

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It is impudent in the extreme for this man to go around Europe haranguing people on their duties to civilization when his own country presents one of the most lawless aspects of modern life the whole world affords.

Roger Casement
Irish Human Rights Champion

commenting on Teddy Roosevelt's 1910 Guildhall
speech telling Great Britain to either rule Egypt or get out.

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