Sarah Vowell Quotes

On The Other Hand, Protestantism's Shedding Away Of Authority, As Evidenced By My Mother's Proclamation That I Needn't Go To Church Or Listen To A Preacher To Achieve Salvation, Inspires Self-reliance - Along With A Dangerous Disregard For Expertise. So The Impulse That Leads To Democracy Can Also Be The Downside Of Democracy - Namely, A Suspicion Of People Who Know What They Are Talking About. It's Why In U.S. Presidential Elections The American People Will Elect A Wisecracking Good Ol'boy Who's Fun In A Malt Shop Instead Of A Serious Thinker Who Actually Knows Some Of The Pompous, Brainy Stuff That Might Actually Get Fewer People Laid Off Or Killed.

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