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Maybe that "tree of liberty" quote accurately applies to corporate hegemony as well. The tree of the free market must be refreshed from time to time with the b
by LegibleCrimson 3y ago
Maybe that "tree of liberty" quote accurately applies to corporate hegemony as well.
The tree of the free market must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of corporate tyrants.
- dragonwriter 3y agoYou seem to be adapting the common butchering of the quote, which omits an important part: “The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.” (emphasis added) https://www.monticello.org/research-education/thomas-jefferson-encyclopedia/tree-liberty-quotation/ https://www.monticello.org/research-education/thomas-jeffers...
- LegibleCrimson 3y agoTechnically, that one also omits the rest of the letter, which is more measured and less punchy anyway, pointing out that many rebellions themselves are founded in ignorance.