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“I would rather win with Lucifer than lose to the Republicans again. Don Fowler”
― Seth Masket, Learning from Loss: The Democrats, 2016–2020

“But that would be exactly the wrong way to look at him, because it would be an attempt to make him a godlike figure capable of doing what no human being can do: completely transcend his own upbringing. Instead, we should assess him by the standards of his own culture and time. By those standards, he was a role model indeed.”
― Massimo Pigliucci, How to Be a Stoic: Using Ancient Philosophy to Live a Modern Life

“By contrast, everyone can have a good life according to the Cynics, but few of us are inclined to spend it living in a tub and defecating in the streets.”
― Massimo Pigliucci, How to Be a Stoic: Using Ancient Philosophy to Live a Modern Life

“Biden claimed a victory of sorts – “The press is ready to declare people dead quickly but we’re alive and we’re coming back and we’re going to win!” The media largely went along with his “comeback” framework,”
― Seth Masket, Learning from Loss: The Democrats, 2016–2020