This is the quote of the day, if not of the decade. It is something I have thought for years, if not decades, but I never found the words to bring my misgivings into focus.

“Pragmatism in politics is like cocaine. A little bit goes a long ways. You not only win, but you feel like an all-conquering tiger. But gradually, you start needing more and more to achieve the same affect, until finally, you overdose and your heart stops.”

This gem is from the Dark Lord of the Evil Legion of Evil Authors, our own Vox Day.

http://voxday.blogspot.com/2015/10/the-impracticality-of-pragmatism.html

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