September 5th, 2018 8:49 AM [W]e rarely act until we must, and when we must it i

September 5th, 2018 8:49 AM

[W]e rarely act until we must, and when we must it is merely more expensive than having acted when we could. Hence the problem of democracy: acting only when we must on that which we can, and acting when we can on that which we must not.