One can never be sure that when a man becomes the President of the United States his sense of power and of purpose and his own source of self confidence will show him how to help himself enhance his personal influence.... The Presidency is no place for amateurs.
Richard Neustadt,
Presidential Power, 1964
Sunday, January 22, 2017
Presidency No Place for Amateurs
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The Founding Fathers had the good sense to ensure they are all less powerful than they (and we) may think. Reality is licking her lips for a bite.
ReplyDeleteNow, certain speakers claim to have "alternative facts" they might soon try to teach us there is an alternative reality.
DeleteHere's wishing reality strong teeth.
It's the hysteria I can't bear. There's an old saying that goes, 'giving him enough rope to hang himself'.
ReplyDeleteIn order not to add to the hysteria: July 12th, is the 200th anniversary of Henry David Thoreau's birthday.
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