My morning news browse produced this quote:
"When misguided public opinion honors what is
despicable and despises what is honorable, punishes virtue and rewards
vice, encourages what is harmful and discourages what is useful,
applauds falsehood and smothers truth under indifference or insult, a
nation turns its back on progress and can be restored only by the
terrible lessons of catastrophe."- Frederic Bastiat
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I have turned in my "Perennial Optimist" card, and find myself in agreement.
Regards,
Russ