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Skybird · 08-22-07, 05:40 AM

Aristoteles? Now I wanted to know for sure, and searched for it. And I found it:

it sometimes is understood to be by Anonymous, sometimes by Joseph Marie de Maistre (1753-1821), who is quoted word-by-word:
"Jedes Volk (people) hat die Regierung, die es verdient." (every people has the government it deserves)

Whereas "Jedes Land (country) hat die Regierung die es verdient" (every nation has the government it deserves) is attributed to all and nobody, and thus, Anonymous.

Google did not give me a link connecting it to Aristoteles - only to Aristoteles commenting on issues on states and people in general. Since these "proverbs" are general statements by their contents anyway, the question of their authors probably cannot be completely answered anyway - it probably already has been put by thousands of persons in these or comparing words.

And probably in China as well (which would fit perfectly the self-understanding of their historic emperors and bureaucratic elite anyway).

08-22-07, 05:40 AM	#25
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,742 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Aristoteles? Now I wanted to know for sure, and searched for it. And I found it: it sometimes is understood to be by Anonymous, sometimes by Joseph Marie de Maistre (1753-1821), who is quoted word-by-word: "Jedes *Volk* (people) hat die Regierung, die es verdient." (every people has the government it deserves) Whereas "Jedes Land (country) hat die Regierung die es verdient" (every nation has the government it deserves) is attributed to all and nobody, and thus, Anonymous. Google did not give me a link connecting it to Aristoteles - only to Aristoteles commenting on issues on states and people in general. Since these "proverbs" are general statements by their contents anyway, the question of their authors probably cannot be completely answered anyway - it probably already has been put by thousands of persons in these or comparing words. And probably in China as well (which would fit perfectly the self-understanding of their historic emperors and bureaucratic elite anyway). __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.