Vladimir Lenin became leader off Russia by appealing to the downtrodden people of Russia. How did it work out for the downtrodden people of Russia? Not good.
Schicklgruber became leader of Germany by appealing to the downtrodden people of Germany. How did that work out for the downtrodden people of Germany? Not good.
Robespierre became leader of France by appealing to the downtrodden people of France. How did that work out for the downtrodden people of France? Not good:
The Committee for Public Safety
The Reign of Terror
The Guillotine
And Robespierre, to mix a metaphor, was hoisted with his own petard. He ended up on the Guillotine.
In the novel, Danton's Death, Danton, a member of the Committee for Public Safety, was discussing the "lessons of the revolution". "The Lessons of the Revolution are these: They are suspect, we are suspect, all are suspect.
At his inauguration, President Kennedy said, "Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and the success of liberty."
Pretty words. But in 1962 the Berlin Wall went up and JFK flew to Berlin to announce to the world, "Ich bin ein Berliner." Pretty words. But the Berlin Wall stood for 27 years, more or less, until the high, great, and wonderful President Ronald Reagan went to Berlin and Single Handedly tore down the Berlin Wall. Remember? "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall". Not, "let's tear down this wall", not "let's talk about this wall", not "let's discuss our differences". Subsequently, the wall came down and Ronald Reagan succeeded in liberating one billion people ground beneath the bootheel of Soviet Military Occupation.
"Pretty words do not pay the bills. Starving Children cannot eat symbolic gestures." ~ Slim Fairview.
Best wishes,
Slim
The Quotations of Slim Fairview Copyright © 2024 Robert Asken All rights reserved
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