I noticed this quote that made me think of Paul Graham’s Economic Inequality essay [0], and I think it made me change my mind as originally I agreed with Graham

I noticed this quote that made me think of Paul Graham’s Economic Inequality essay [0], and I think it made me change my mind as originally I agreed with Graham’s premise out of a rational analysis perspective of it being objectively right. Tocqueville reminded me that objective truth doesn’t help you against an angry mob. “ It is difficult to imagine a durable union of a people which is rich and strong with one that is poor and weak. Even if it were proved that the strength and wealth of the one are not the causes of the weaknesses and poverty of the other. A union is still more difficult to maintain at a time when one party is losing strength and the other is gaining it. This rapid and disproportionate increase of certain states threatens the independence of the others.” [0] http://www.paulgraham.com/ineq.html http://www.paulgraham.com/ineq.html