“The supreme function of statesmanship is to provide against preventable evils.”
“In
seeking to do so, it encounters obstacles, which are deeply rooted in
human nature. One is that by the very order of things such evils are not
demonstrable until they have occurred: At each stage in their onset
there is room for doubt and for dispute whether they be real or
imaginary. By the same token, they attract little attention in
comparison with current troubles, which are both indisputable and
pressing: whence the besetting temptation of all politics to concern
itself with the immediate present at the expense of the future. Above
all, people are disposed to mistake predicting troubles for causing
troubles and even for desiring troubles.”
“At all events, the discussion of future grave,
but with effort now, avoidable evils, is the most unpopular and at the
same time the most necessary occupation for the politician. Those who
knowingly shirk it, deserve, and not infrequently receive, the curses of
those who come after.”
Quotes
from a speech by Enoch Powell, subsequently demonized by the British
MSM. But they would have avoided great, great troubles, had they
listened to him.
1968
Let's find our statesmen and start an NC party.
ReplyDeletePlease raise your hands.:)
DeleteWe may have to press them into service, nobody with any character seems to volunteer for political service.
Deletenobody with any character seems to volunteer for political service.
DeleteCan't imagine why........:)
We Need Strong Southern Statesmen!!!
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