WIST QuotationsFeb 16

A quotation from Montesquieu

When the savages of Louisiana want some fruit, they cut down the tree at the base and gather the fruit. That is how a despotic government works.
 
[Quand les sauvages de la Louisiane veulent avoir du fruit, ils coupent l’arbre au pied, & cueillent le fruit. Voilà le gouvernement despotique.]

Charles-Lewis de Secondat, Baron de Montesquieu (1689-1755) French political philosopher
Spirit of Laws [The Spirit of the Laws; De l’esprit des lois], Book 5, ch. 13 (5.13) (1748) [tr. Stewart (2018)]

More about (and translations of) this quote: wist.info/montesquieu/82151/

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Montesquieu - Spirit of Laws [The Spirit of the Laws; De l’esprit des lois], Book 5, ch. 13 (5.13) (1748) [tr. Stewart (2018)] | WIST Quotations

When the savages of Louisiana want some fruit, they cut down the tree at the base and gather the fruit. That is how a despotic government works. [Quand les sauvages de la Louisiane veulent avoir du fruit, ils coupent l’arbre au pied, & cueillent le fruit. Voilà le gouvernement despotique.]…

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" #Republicans in #Congress are not being told that their appropriations will be ignored: they are being told that appropriations will be selectively ignored, and they will be protected.

#DOGE is accepting requests from Republican officials to reverse cuts in their jurisdictions. It is a form of #spoils system in reverse: your pet projects will be spared from elimination."
https://donmoynihan.substack.com/p/trump-and-musk-are-building-a-new

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Trump and Musk are building a new spoils system

When ideological targeting becomes cronyism

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It's a good thing nothing #spoils in #ffxiv You can leave food out for days.
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A quotation from Colton, Charles Caleb:

«
An upright minister asks, what recommends a man; a corrupt minister, who.
»

Full quote, sourcing, notes:
https://wist.info/colton-charles-caleb/18549/

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Lacon: Or, Many Things in Few Words, Vol. 1, § 9 (1820) - Colton, Charles Caleb | WIST Quotations

An upright minister asks, what recommends a man; a corrupt minister, who. Referring to government ministers and office-holders.

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Die Gute FabrikSep 19, 2023

🌊 Check out this insider look at the #SaltseaChronicles in-game card game #Spoils that was co-designed and developed by Alexandra Labusová, Ben Wilson @051, Daria Radu & Doug Wilson @doougle

✨ In this quick introductory vid, Ben teaches you how to play! We’ll have more insight into Spoils on our socials all this week.

Don't forget to wishlist Saltsea Chronicles on Steam! All links in biog. ⁠

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https://www.tiktok.com/@gutefabrik/video/7280213262254312737

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dicewarebotApr 22, 2021

#letsroll

⚄ ⚄ ⚄ ⚁ ⚄→#spoils
⚃ ⚁ ⚁ ⚀ ⚂→#niece
⚁ ⚀ ⚁ ⚁ ⚄→#country
⚃ ⚃ ⚃ ⚀ ⚄→#plastic
⚁ ⚁ ⚁ ⚄ ⚅→#dean
⚅ ⚄ ⚅ ⚄ ⚄→#vixen

spoils-niece-country-plastic-dean-vixen

Roll your own @ https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2016/07/new-wordlists-random-passphrases

EFF's New Wordlists for Random Passphrases

Joe Bonneau dives deep into systems using dice to generate random passphrases and introduces EFF's three new wordlists.

Electronic Frontier Foundation
dicewarebotMar 30, 2021

#letsroll

⚁ ⚂ ⚄ ⚅ ⚀→#divisibly
⚀ ⚃ ⚄ ⚄ ⚄→#cannot
⚀ ⚅ ⚃ ⚃ ⚂→#composure
⚂ ⚄ ⚅ ⚅ ⚁→#legume
⚄ ⚄ ⚄ ⚁ ⚄→#spoils
⚀ ⚄ ⚄ ⚀ ⚅→#childish

divisibly-cannot-composure-legume-spoils-childish

Roll your own @ https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2016/07/new-wordlists-random-passphrases

EFF's New Wordlists for Random Passphrases

Joe Bonneau dives deep into systems using dice to generate random passphrases and introduces EFF's three new wordlists.

Electronic Frontier Foundation
dicewarebotMar 9, 2021

#letsroll

⚁ ⚁ ⚄ ⚄ ⚂→#demeaning
⚄ ⚄ ⚄ ⚁ ⚄→#spoils
⚁ ⚀ ⚄ ⚀ ⚁→#cruelty
⚂ ⚅ ⚃ ⚅ ⚂→#makeover
⚁ ⚁ ⚅ ⚀ ⚂→#denote
⚄ ⚄ ⚂ ⚁ ⚄→#snowman

demeaning-spoils-cruelty-makeover-denote-snowman

Roll your own @ https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2016/07/new-wordlists-random-passphrases

EFF's New Wordlists for Random Passphrases

Joe Bonneau dives deep into systems using dice to generate random passphrases and introduces EFF's three new wordlists.

Electronic Frontier Foundation
dicewarebotJan 31, 2021

#letsroll

⚃ ⚅ ⚁ ⚅ ⚀→#quiver
⚅ ⚁ ⚅ ⚄ ⚅→#trustee
⚄ ⚄ ⚄ ⚁ ⚄→#spoils
⚃ ⚁ ⚁ ⚅ ⚂→#nutrient
⚃ ⚁ ⚂ ⚃ ⚂→#observer
⚄ ⚄ ⚂ ⚀ ⚀→#snowboard

quiver-trustee-spoils-nutrient-observer-snowboard

Roll your own @ https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2016/07/new-wordlists-random-passphrases

EFF's New Wordlists for Random Passphrases

Joe Bonneau dives deep into systems using dice to generate random passphrases and introduces EFF's three new wordlists.

Electronic Frontier Foundation
dicewarebotJan 28, 2021

#letsroll

⚅ ⚃ ⚅ ⚁ ⚃→#untaken
⚄ ⚅ ⚅ ⚀ ⚂→#stubbed
⚀ ⚃ ⚀ ⚃ ⚅→#bride
⚀ ⚀ ⚄ ⚄ ⚀→#ample
⚂ ⚁ ⚃ ⚅ ⚃→#gotten
⚄ ⚄ ⚄ ⚁ ⚄→#spoils

untaken-stubbed-bride-ample-gotten-spoils

Roll your own @ https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2016/07/new-wordlists-random-passphrases

EFF's New Wordlists for Random Passphrases

Joe Bonneau dives deep into systems using dice to generate random passphrases and introduces EFF's three new wordlists.

Electronic Frontier Foundation