Doublereed Archive - Posting 000031.txt from 2004/09

From: Oboeeee@-----.com
Subj: [DR-L] Quote of the Day
Date: Fri, 3 Sep 2004 23:52:11 -0400

"The President must be greater than anyone else, but not better than anyone=20
else. We subject him and his family to close and constant scrutiny and denou=
nce=20
them for things that we ourselves do every day. A Presidential slip of the=20
tongue, a slight error in judgment=E2=80=94social, political, or ethical=E2=
=80=94can raise a=20
storm of protest. We give the President more work than a man can do, more=20
responsibility than a man should take, more pressure than a man can bear. We=
abuse=20
him often and rarely praise him. We wear him out, use him up, eat him up. An=
d=20
with all this, Americans have a love for the President that goes beyond loya=
lty=20
or party nationality; he is ours, and we exercise the right to destroy him."

-John Steinbeck (1902=E2=80=9368) American novelist
"America and Americans," (1966)

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