“Indeed I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just.”
-Thomas Jefferson
“And what rough beast, its hour come round at last, slouches towards Bethlehem to be born?”
-W. B. Yeats
“Nobody ever went broke underestimating the intelligence of the American public.”
-H. L. Mencken
Love the last quote!
Where did we go wrong? The realization is growing on me: “It’s the economy, stupid!” But, globalization isn’t going away. I’m hunkering down for the next four years – get the popcorn.
Apt quotes indeed. Sigh.