How could one have genuine expertise in government, especially foreign policy, which, after all, is a precondition for effective government, that can extend for even more than a few years, much less from generation to generation, under the spoils system?
Never mind the notion of a meritocracy. That is another chimera. Gets us off into a misguided discussion of things like The Best And The Brightest.
When they say drain the swamp, let's get real.
This is a sewer, not a swamp, that gets drained every two to six years.
It is still a sewer.
Now what do you do?
In about 500 BC Tarquin, the last king, drained the swamps around the seven hills of Rome, and made the city itself possible. He built a sewer system to carry water away.
Never mind the notion of a meritocracy. That is another chimera. Gets us off into a misguided discussion of things like The Best And The Brightest.
When they say drain the swamp, let's get real.
This is a sewer, not a swamp, that gets drained every two to six years.
It is still a sewer.
Now what do you do?
In about 500 BC Tarquin, the last king, drained the swamps around the seven hills of Rome, and made the city itself possible. He built a sewer system to carry water away.
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