Anne Bradstreet Quote - Liberty Quotes Blog

"Authority without wisdom
is like a heavy axe without an edge,
fitter to bruise than polish."

by:	Anne Bradstreet
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Categories:	Authority, Diplomacy, Oppression, Power, Wisdom
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I have a problem with "seeing" this one. Since when do you "polish" with an axe, whether sharp or dull? -- Jean, Port Townsend
-- Anonymous, Reston, VA US
-- Mike, Norwalk
Cut is a better term than polish. Picture this ... a rotund legislator chopping a great tree with a block of steel at the end of an axe handle, declaring it the best method to fell trees, then writing a law to make it the only method allowed. Our government has severely bruised us with their authority. -- Joe, Rochester, MI
True. -- Anonymous