“It would be a healthy exercise for every politician to look in the mirror every morning and remind himself that he holds office only because, in a two-man race against another mediocrity, a modest majority of those half-informed people who imagined that their votes mattered reckoned that he was the lesser evil. And they weren't too sure about that.” PeopleMenLooksTwoWould BeEvilRaceHalfMorningPoliticianExerciseHealthyOfficeVoteMirrorsMajorityMediocrityEvery MorningModestLesser Evil Author:Joseph Sobran
“When Americans decry our politicians, we must remember that ultimately, politicians reflect us. When we demand more than mediocrity - and the passing comforts it bestows - we will certainly attain it. One hopes and prays it doesn't take an historic crisis for us to demand and reward excellence in public service.” RememberPrayingPoliticianComfortCrisisExcellenceMediocrityHistoricPublic Service Author:James M Strock
“Well, teachers have been profoundly demoralized in recent years and are often treated with contempt by politicians. There's a great deal of reckless rhetoric in Washington about the mediocrity of the teaching profession - and I don't find that to be true at all.” YearsWellsHas BeensDealsTeacherTeachingPoliticianProfessionTreatedBeing TrueContemptMediocrityRhetoricRecklessDemoralizedTeaching Profession Author:Jonathan Kozol