Politicians are in politics. They are less self-denying than self-aggrandizing. They are given fame, respect, the best health care in the world; they pass laws governing your life and receive a million perks including a good salary, and someone else--faceless taxpayers, "the folks back home"--gets to pay for the whole thing. This isn't public service, it's more like public command. It's not terrible--democracies need people who commit politics; they have a place and a role to play--but it's not saintly, either.
Bump.
23 posted on 05/26/2005 5:52:15 AM PDT by eyespysomething
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"I don't know if politicians have ever been modest, but I know they have never seemed so boastful, so full of themselves, and so dizzy with self-love."
Beautiful. So beautiful!
32 posted on 05/26/2005 5:02:04 PM PDT by Humidston
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