It was futile to argue with politicians, I realized, to try to persuade them that your scepticism concerning their views might be well founded. Politicians developed habits of self-justification and certitude which were immune to logic or emotion: their rhetoric was like a blanket which they wrapped around themselves to keep out the bracing air of dissent.
– Princess Catherine, in Aztec Century by Christopher Evans
Hey Adriana… looks like you took L. Neil Smith‘s reading recommendations!
Actually, I didn’t. I found the book at home… 🙂 Something to read on the tube. It’s OK, but not wild about it.