Thomas Sowell's column compares Edmund Burke with BarryO...so much for escapist literature, Doctor Sowell.
One of Burke's fears was that "we may place our confidence in the virtue of those who have never been tried."
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Neither eloquence nor zeal was a substitute for experience, according to Burke. He said, "eloquence may exist without a proportionate degree of wisdom." As for zeal, Burke said: "It is no excuse for presumptuous ignorance that it is directed by insolent passion."
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BarryO is a compelling speaker when properly scripted. So are snake oil salesmen, used car dealers, and Vince with his Sham Wow. Huh. THERE'S an ironic comparison, eh?
Friday, May 29, 2009
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