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Of all tyrannies, a tyranny exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It may be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent

Of all tyrannies, a tyranny exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It may be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron’s cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end, for they do so with the approval of their own conscience. — C. S. Lewis

pope_meat 5y ago
>his cupidity may at some point be satiated Will it, though?
- AnimalMuppet 5y ago
  Bill Gates is giving away a lot of money. Warren Buffet, too. And a lot of billionaires aren't. So, yes, it may.
  - pope_meat 5y ago
    Check their net worth. It's only going up. To a cynic like me it just seems like they're buying good PR, and it's relatively cheap.
    - goatlover 5y ago
      It’s possible for both to be true. Humans are complex. Motivations are often a mix of factors. Why would billionaires be different?