"The main thing that every political campaign in the United States
demonstrates is that the politicians of all parties, despite their
superficial enmities, are really members of one great brotherhood. Their
principal, and indeed their sole, object is to collar public office,
with all the privileges and profits that go therewith. They achieve this
collaring by buying votes with other people's money. No professional
politician is ever actually in favor of public economy. It is his
implacable enemy, and he knows it. All professional politicians are dedicated wholeheartedly to waste and corruption. They are the enemies of every decent man."
~ H.L. Mencken
Kim's Caveat: I would not go so far as to suggest Mencken is correct about ALL politicians but merely MOST of them.
Wow! What a powerful observation. Thanks for sharing it.
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