Society’s tastes in food, music, sports, and other things are equally transient. So, too, is what society deems proper and improper. For this reason alone, it is foolish for any generation to seek legislation to codify what it considers proper. Doing so imposes on future generations the tastes of their predecessors.
Jon Sanders,
The Tyranny of the Proper
When the Edsel proved a flop, Ford dropped it. If the automaker had the philosophy and clout of government, it would have kept those production lines running full time, and passed laws requiring citizens to buy the things.
Paul Hein, "What's Next?"
