And On The Other Hand

And On The Other Hand

The High Price of Experts

“Nothing would be more fatal than for the government of States to get into the hands of experts. Expert knowledge is limited knowledge: and the

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Barry J. Klazura

January 14, 2022

“Nothing would be more fatal than for the government of States to get into the hands of experts. Expert knowledge is limited knowledge: and the unlimited ignorance of the plain man who knows only what hurts is a safer guide, than any vigorous direction of a specialized character. Why should you assume that all except doctors, engineers, etc. are drones or worse?”-Winston Churchill writing to H.G. Wells

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Written by Barry J. Klazura

Writer, historian, and financial advisor. I studied Political Science at Loyola University Chicago and have spent a lifetime reading history. I write because the mainstream will not ask the hard questions. 

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