I know there is virtue among us, but we've also seen that there was not enough to prevent the selection of a leader willing to lie, steal, cheat, incite a mob, subvert our systems of accountability, and quite possible break our ability to select men and women who can repair the damage after his incapacity and removal. God bless Madison and the rest of the founders, the despotism of King George III did not prepare them for what we have now. (Apologies for noting the cigar in the punchbowl.)
I must have read Madison's key insight before, but had forgotten, even now when it is now more needed than ever. Many thanks for the reminder and best wishes for the New Year. Vanessa and I are entering it with higher hopes than we had a year ago.
I know there is virtue among us, but we've also seen that there was not enough to prevent the selection of a leader willing to lie, steal, cheat, incite a mob, subvert our systems of accountability, and quite possible break our ability to select men and women who can repair the damage after his incapacity and removal. God bless Madison and the rest of the founders, the despotism of King George III did not prepare them for what we have now. (Apologies for noting the cigar in the punchbowl.)
I must have read Madison's key insight before, but had forgotten, even now when it is now more needed than ever. Many thanks for the reminder and best wishes for the New Year. Vanessa and I are entering it with higher hopes than we had a year ago.
Virtue is such a quaint word, yet it is the solution to most everything. At least that's where solution starts.
And what has history showed us about that ideal, asked the pessimist?
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It's a definite "work in progress." As the French say: it works in theory ...