Ernest J. King Quotes

Historically, It Is Traditional And Habitual For Us To Be Inadequately Prepared. This Is The Combined Result Of A Number Factors, The Character Of Which Is Only Indicated: Democracy, Which Tends To Make Everyone Believe That He Knows It All; The Preponderance, Inherent In Democracy, Of People Whose Real Interest Is In Their Own Welfare As Individuals; The Glorification Of Our Own Victories In War And The Corresponding Ignorance Of Our Defeats - And Disgraces - And Of Their Basic Causes; The Inability Of The Average Individual To Understand The Cause And Effect Not Only In Foreign But Domestic Affairs, As Well As His Lack Of Interest In Such Matters. Added To These Elements Is The Manner In Which Our Representative Form Of Government Has Developed As To Put A Premium On Mediocrity And To Emphasize The Defects Of The Electorate Already Mentioned

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