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Chapter 18

           Gadfliessuchasyourselfareutterlynecessary.NoramIopposedto‘turningtherascalsout’it’susuallythesoundestruleofpolitics.Butit’swelltotakealookatwhatnewrascalsyouaregoingtogetbeforeyoujumpatanychancetoturnyourpresentrascalsout.Democracyisapoorsystemofgovernmentatbest;theonlythingthatcanhonestlybesaidinitsfavoristhatitisabouteighttimesasgoodasanyothermethodthehumanracehasevertried.Democracy’sworstfaultsisthatitsleadersarelikelytoreflectthefaultsandvirtuesoftheirconstituentsadepressinglylowlevel,butwhatelsecanyouexpect?SotakealookatDouglasandponderthat,inhisignorance,stupidity,andself-seeking,hemuchresembleshisfellowAmericans,includingyouandme?andthatinfactheisanotchortwoabovetheaverage.Thentakealookatthemanwhowillreplacehimifhisgovernmenttopples."

           "There’spreciouslittlechoice."

           "There’salwaysachoice!Thisoneisachoicebetween‘bad’and‘worse’whichisadifferencemuchmorepoignantthanthatbetween‘good’and‘better.’"

           "Well,Jubal?Whatdoyouexpectmetodo?"

           "Nothing,"Harshawanswered."BecauseIintendtorunthisshowmyself.Oralmostnothing.IexpectyoutorefrainfromchewingoutJoeDouglasoverthiscomingsettlementinthatdailypoopyouwritemaybeevenpraisehimalittlefor‘statesmanlikerestraint-‘"

           "You’remakingmevomit!"

           "Notinthegrass,please.Useyourhat.

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