… is from page 243 of George Melloan’s 2009 volume, The Great Money Binge:
In its very essence, government is a cop. It can be a good cop or a bad cop. It can be a vicious cop or a considerate cop. It can be a thoughtful or a dumb cop. But one thing is certain. When it goes beyond being a cop and tries to actually manage the productive processes of a nation, it invariably makes a hash of the job.
