Sublime

William Ickes,

fiat

to participate in the great decisions of government. There was, Lippmann brooded, no “intrinsic moral and intellectual virtue to majority rule.” Lippmann’s disenchantment with democracy anticipated the mood of today’s elites. From the top, the public, and the swings of public opinion, appeared irrational and uninformed. The human material out of wh

perquisites

A proper appreciation of conservative strengths allows liberals to focus their arguments on points of genuine weakness,

To follow Moses’ suggestions, the United States would have had to close almost completely the higher ranks of government service not only to all men without a college degree but to all men without a degree from an Ivy League college. In fact, by logical extension of Moses’ philosophy, graduates of Columbia, Cornell, Brown, Dartmouth and Penn would

Human beings, regrettable though it may be, are inherently vicious and have to be restrained from their viciousness.

The Philippines are your responsibility. Do your best to save them.”