Chris Hedges Quotes
We on the left have forgotten that the question is not how do you get good people to rule, most people who rule are mediocre at best and usually venal. The question is how do we make those in power frightened of us and not be seduced by formal political processes.
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I react very badly when mediocrity throws a tantrum of entitlement.
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Let no feeling of discouragement prey upon you, and in the end you are sure to succeed.
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We on the left have forgotten that the question is not how do you get good people to rule, most people who rule are mediocre at best and usually venal. The question is how do we make those in power frightened of us and not be seduced by formal political processes.
