Yeah, right … goofy idea, like stepping in front of a bus. The days of civil discourse. i.e., Firing Line with William F. Buckley, Jr., are long gone. America has become the Jerry Springer Show. It’s a shame, because the Buckley format was all about making ‘us’ better, not just ‘us vs. them’.
This month my focus is on the lighter side and the longer term. I hope you enjoy this ‘baker’s dozen’ of bite-sized perspectives on politics and human nature.
“Man was made at the end of the week’s work, when God was tired.” – Mark Twain
“Individuals matter because of the content of their character, not the tribe to which they are assigned.” – Editorial Board, The Financial Times
“I have never considered a difference of opinion in politics, in religion, in philosophy, as a cause for withdrawing from a friend.” – Thomas Jefferson
“The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary.” – H.L. Mencken
“Anger is an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on which it is poured. ” – Mark Twain
“It ain’t what you don’t know that gets you into trouble. It’s what you know for sure that just ain’t so.” – Mark Twain
“The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter.” – Winston Churchill
“Never argue with stupid people. They will drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience.” – Mark Twain
“Although it’s fine to have a political affiliation, that should never replace your desire for objective truth and knowledge.” – Katherine Tempf
“It is a great advantage to a president, and a major source of safety to the country, for him to know he is not a great man.” – Calvin Coolidge
“Beware those who would exploit a pool of credulity and servility.” – Christopher Hitchens
“Never judge the moral worth of a person by the size of his or her bank account.” – Bret Stephens
“May your choices reflect your hopes, not your fears.” – Nelson Mandela
Happy November. On the 26th I will give thanks for having you, my clients, friends, and family, in my life.
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