"The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary." ~ H.L. Mencken
Super Bowl Versus Education?
"It’s possible to read that statement as being politically neutral. I’ve known ardent libertarians to decry the materialism that dominates so many lives in prosperous countries such as ours. But the references to 'we,' 'America,' and 'our kids' reflect an attitude I think libertarians would not be comfortable with. Such sentiments, expressed in that way, tend more to come from the political left."
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