The World Needs Fewer Politicians and More Leaders
So many lessons from the forefathers of America, on choosing the right men for public office, has long been forgotten.
“No system of government was ever so ill-devised that, under proper men, it wouldn’t work well enough.”
The English founder of Pennsylvania, William Penn, said that in 1693.
And indeed he is so right.
10,000 years of human history later, we still fight wars over political ideology; as if settling on the right system of government alone can guarantee human society the justice and prosperity we all seek.
That is so wrong.
Democracy alone is not a magic pill for good governance. In fact, countries with elections often end up filling their public offices with politicians instead of leaders.
Because to be elected today means having to play the popularity game and having enough funding to afford masterful propaganda.
The results of electing such men are: Bureaucracy that leads to feet-dragging and compromises, missed opportunities to do the right thing, and time wasted over selfish power struggles.
