Jefferson Refused To Pin His Hopes On The Occasional Success Of Honest And Unambitious Men; On The Contrary, The Great Danger Was That Philosophers Would Be Lulled Into Complacence By The Accidental Rise Of A Franklin Or A Washington. Any Government Which Made The Welfare Of Men Depend On The Character Of Their Governors Was An Illusion.

-Daniel J. Boorstin

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Jefferson Refused To Pin His Hopes On

Daniel J. Boorstin

Jefferson Refused To Pin His Hopes On The Occasional Success Of Honest And Unambitious Men; On The Contrary, The Great Danger Was That Philosophers Would Be Lulled Into Complacence By The Accidental Rise Of A Franklin Or A Washington. Any Government Which Made The Welfare Of Men Depend On The Character Of Their Governors Was An Illusion.

Topic

Character

Men

Would Be

While The Easiest Way In Metaphysics Is To Condemn All Metaphysics As Nonsense, The Easiest Way In Morals Is To Elevate The Common Practice Of The Community Into A Moral Absolute.

Practice

Community

Way