Christopher (Donut)’s Reviews > Athwart History: Half a Century of Polemics, Animadversions, and Illuminations: A William F. Buckley Jr. Omnibus > Status Update

1960: ... Before we know it, the lesser of two evils is transmuted into a positive good—and from that moment on, we are morally and philosophically adrift. Politics—yes, yes, yes—is the art of the possible; but the ideal, if not possible, is surely more nearly realizable than recent political leadership would indicate.