Deil Tak The
Hindmost - 1 Paul Gallacher 2 James Melville 3 Edward Fletcher.
All notions of self-sacrifice and civic pride simply don't exist and instead it's every man for himself and devil take the
hindmost, the latter in this case being the hard working private sector which underpins and funds this monstrous display of selfishness.
The country needs to reduce inequalities to an extent that even the
hindmost are able to enjoy an adequate livelihood.
If there are several candidates, there is a knock-out vote with the devil taking the
hindmost. The process is repeated, on Tuesdays and Thursdays, until only two candidates remain.
That desire was known to almost everyone except the minority that voted for the losing candidates; among them my own very talented niece- Assumption Convent bred and Boston College polished-for whom I of course voted because I am Filipino; and for Filipinos it is always family first and the devil take the
hindmost. We are Latin that way.
Leadership here is on a 'take it or leave it' basis - and may the devil take the
hindmost. On a personal level it was perhaps an acknowledgement certain things had gone wrong during the campaign and election period, which were regrettable and for which he sought forgiveness.
Vesting postcombat stabilization responsibilities in a combination of hired hands in Raqqa and terrorist-abetting mass murderers elsewhere may be of no consequence to those who would define victory in eastern Syria as "beat Daesh and devil take the
hindmost." But the potential consequences for American national security and that of allies and partners in the region and beyond are frightening.
The line speed of the two teams in defence is incredible and with everything else that is going on, making sure players are always behind the
hindmost foot, or to spot every bit of blocking, can become a hard thing to call on your own.
The idea that "individuals and peoples prosper most when governed least," Fitzhugh wrote, was nothing but a lie: "It has been justly observed that under this system the rich are continually growing richer and the poor poorer." As for the pro-market writings of Adam Smith and others, Fitzhugh dismissed them as "every man for himself, and Devil take the
hindmost."
The latter can see some advantages but they don't believe in leaving everything to the market or letting the devil take the
hindmost, not least because there's little or no sign that the British electorate really want to see us become the Hong Kong or Singapore of Europe.
Observing them all is a daunting task for backyard stargazers, so let's embark on a more casual exploration, limiting ourselves to a few in the region of the Big Bear's
hindmost leg.
I am cheered enough to continue the journey toward the light, confident that I'm trailing an elegant bolt of imaginary cloth behind me, all devil-may-care, and devil take the
hindmost.
It's a "devil take the
hindmost" format where the slowest cars are eliminated at set intervals in a pre-determined time.
