come join the youth and beauty brigadeA quote from
Trevanian's novel
Shibumi (I added italics):
"...for the American version of representative government assures that such qualities of intellect and ethics as might equip a man to lead a powerful nation responsibly are precisely the qualities that would prevent him from subjecting himself to the debasing performances of vote begging and delegate swapping.
It is a truism of American politics that no man who can win an election deserves to."
That pretty much sums up how I am starting to feel about American politics. Even though this was published in 1979, how startling and clearly it states what has long been the case.
Labels: politics, quotes