Statesmen or Court Jesters?
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Statesmen or Court Jesters?
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America once had statesman. Now we have performers, clowns, buffoons and worse.
It is May 19, 2026. Welcome to yestohellwith.com.
The Founders were deeply educated in: law, history, philosophy, constitutional structure, and the dangers of concentrated power.
Modern politics often rewards something very different from a far less educated and discerning group. We get:
Sound bites. Fundraising. Media appearances. Polling. Emotional manipulation.
And the result is this: Many people now hold enormous political power while possessing very little understanding of the philosophical foundations of the republic itself.
The Founders feared exactly this.
They warned that republics collapse when civic virtue declines and public office becomes disconnected from wisdom, restraint, and constitutional understanding.
The tragedy is not merely bad policy.
The tragedy is that many Americans no longer expect statesmanship at all.
May truth reign supreme.
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