The Fable of the Statesman Who Didn't Make Good
Once there was a bluff whose long suit was glittering generalities. He hated work, but could be heard a mile, so he became a statesman. About to be shown up by an investigating committee, he... Read allOnce there was a bluff whose long suit was glittering generalities. He hated work, but could be heard a mile, so he became a statesman. About to be shown up by an investigating committee, he made a speech about "Our Heroic Dead on a Hundred Battlefields." It was simply impossible... Read allOnce there was a bluff whose long suit was glittering generalities. He hated work, but could be heard a mile, so he became a statesman. About to be shown up by an investigating committee, he made a speech about "Our Heroic Dead on a Hundred Battlefields." It was simply impossible for such a thunderous patriot to be a crook. In due time he married a widow, and ten days... Read all