Because a certain breed of politicians do a great disservice to the public by straight-up lying and deceiving the public. ``` In a country where no law can be

Because a certain breed of politicians do a great disservice to the public by straight-up lying and deceiving the public. ``` In a country where no law can be voted, where no tax can be imposed, but with the consent of those whose dealings the law is to regulate, and whose pockets the tax is to affect, the public cannot be robbed without first being imposed on and misled. Our ignorance is the raw material of every extortion from which we suffer, and we may be certain beforehand that every fallacy is the precursor of an act of plunder. ```