“And what does reward virtue? You think the communist commissar rewards virtue? You think a Hitler rewards virtue? You think, excuse me, if you'll pardon me, American presidents reward virtue? Do they choose their appointees on the basis of the virtue of the people appointed or on the basis of their political clout?” PeopleIfsThinkingDoePoliticalPresidentVirtueBasesRewardsExcuseCommunistPardonExcuse MeAmerican PresidentCloutPardon Me Author:Milton Friedman
“Never once have Democrats benefited from attempts at reasonableness and compromise and accommodation. To the contrary, Bush and his team seem to view political compromise as weakness, and they punish it rather than reward or reciprocate it.” SeemsPoliticalViewsTeamWeaknessDemocratRewardsContraryCompromiseAccommodationsReciprocateReasonableness Author:Jim Jordan