by Greg Maybury
Writer, Dandelion Salad
Perth, Western Australia
July 28, 2019
Updated: July 29, 2019 to add the Author’s note
“Nothing appears more surprising to those who consider human affairs with a philosophical eye, than the easiness with which the many are governed by the few; and the implicit submission, with which men resign their own sentiments and passions to those of their rulers.” — David Hume, “Of the First Principles of Government”, 1768.