“They are Man's,” said the Spirit, looking down upon them. “And they cling to me, appealing from their fathers. This boy is Ignorance. This girl is Want. Beware them both, and all of their degree, but most of all beware this boy, for on his brow I see that written which is Doom, unless the writing be erased.” Charles Dickens, writer (1812-1870)
This quote from 'A Christmas Carol' seems quite prophetic to me. Half the electorate seems to despise science and learning and through fear and loathing, would-be leaders champion a new level of ignorance and meanness within the body politic.
Oh, and we're doing pretty good on raising the level of 'want' as well.
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