Presidential addresses are no longer required viewing for the masses; they are optional viewing for the already committed. The audience for nationally televised addresses has been declining precipitously for years.
“This is the oath of a Knight of King Arthur's Round Table and should be for all of us to take to heart. I will develop my life for the greater good. I will place character above riches, and concern for others above personal wealth, I will never boast, but cherish humility instead, I will speak the truth at all times, and forever keep my word, I will defend those who cannot defend themselves, I will honor and respect women, and refute sexism in all its guises, I will uphold justice by being fair to all, I will be faithful in love and loyal in friendship, I will abhor scandals and gossip-neither partake nor delight in them, I will be generous to the poor and to those who need help, I will forgive when asked, that my own mistakes will be forgiven, I will live my life with courtesy and honor from this day forward.”
― Chivalry-Now: The Code of Male Ethics
― Chivalry-Now: The Code of Male Ethics
“We trained hard—but it seemed that every time we were beginning to form up into teams we were reorganized. I was to learn later in life that we tend to meet any new situation by reorganizing, and what a wonderful method it can be for creating the illusion of progress while actually producing confusion, inefficiency, and demoralization.”
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“With that undeniably fair caveat, let me be very clear—the way politics is being covered, consumed, tweeted, and Facebooked is royally fucking up America. Full Stop. This is not just the media’s fault. Voters and politicians are also to blame because they willingly participate in and consume the spectacle.”
― Yes We (Still) Can: Politics in the Age of Obama, Twitter, and Trump
― Yes We (Still) Can: Politics in the Age of Obama, Twitter, and Trump
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