“As democracy is perfected, the office of president represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron.”
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We may reach agreement on Mencken's prediction. A point of national agreement in our divided nation.
Where we will disagree is which President reached the Heart's desire of the the plain people of the other party.
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― Abraham Lincoln
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Combining the two quotes leads to the inevitable conclusion that some of the people have been fooled all of the time and elected a downright moron.
Of course, it is those other plain people who were and continue to be fooled. Not us.
Perhaps both side of the question are right.
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