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It is in the prosecution of some single object, and in striving to reach its accomplishment by the combined application of his moral and physical energies, that the true happiness of man, in his full vigour and development, consists. Possession, it is true, crowns exertion with repose; but it is only in the illusions of fancy that it has power to charm our eyes. If we consider the position of man in the universe,—if we remember the constant tendency of his energies towards some definite activity, and recognize the influence of surrounding nature, which is ever provoking him to exertion, we shall be ready to acknowledge that repose and possession do not indeed exist but in imagination. - Wilhelm von Humboldt, The Sphere and Duties of Government (The Limits of State Action) (1854 ed.)

Wednesday, September 24, 2008

Expecting Obama to be different on the Economy

 
Obviously you are not paying attention:

SectorTotalTo DemsTo Repubs
Agribusiness$7,587,571$2,945,870$4,624,051
Communications/Electronics$34,228,994$25,358,758$8,793,921
Construction$16,754,615$7,158,588$9,572,327
Defense$2,071,922$1,111,020$951,802
Energy & Natural Resources$8,955,401$3,348,737$5,601,614
Finance, Insurance & Real Estate$114,465,564$59,847,674$54,548,348
Health$30,141,119$18,411,015$11,679,446
Lawyers & Lobbyists$75,555,649$56,936,901$18,583,593
Transportation$6,530,813$2,261,194$4,261,821
Misc Business$60,335,832$35,476,723$24,754,609
Labor$756,158$727,063$28,195
Ideological/Single-Issue$18,220,844$13,535,021$4,684,122
Other$117,873,314$70,654,807$46,893,782

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