The fact that so many successful politicians are such shameless liars is not only a reflection on them, it is also a reflection on us. When the people want the impossible, only liars can satisfy.

Thomas Sowell
The fact that so many successful politicians are such shameless...
The fact that so many successful politicians are such shameless...
The fact that so many successful politicians are such shameless...
The fact that so many successful politicians are such shameless...
About This Quote

In this quote by the political philosopher Karl R. Popper, he speaks of how people will accept a lie if they believe that it is the only way to achieve their goals. He brings up the example of a politician who wants their opponent voted out of office. In order for this politician to get his goal, he has to make up a lie and make it sound believable. This politician may even go to great lengths to make up a lie because he knows that the people want the impossible.

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