Mises Daily
Author:
Douglas French
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[Talk given at the Mises Circle in Colorado Springs , September 18, 2010] “Those wishing to get elected and stay elected must be prepared to break every moral rule they have ever known.” H.L. Mencken described politicians as “men who, at some time or other, have compromised with their honour, either by swallowing their convictions or by whooping