A quotation from Thoreau, Henry David:

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The mass of men serve the State thus, not as men mainly, but as machines, with their bodies. They are the standing army, and the militia, gaolers, constables, posse comitatus, etc. In most cases there is no free exercise whatever of the judgment or of the moral se…
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X-ray of the public employee: how many administration workers does each territory have, in which areas of action and with what employment relationship and what ratio it represents in relation to the inhabitants compared to Spain and Europe #functionary

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