LAs Cannery Row
John Steinbeck has some words of wisdom for this election.
"It has always seemed strange to me that the things we admire in men, kindness and generosity, openness, honesty, understanding, and feeling are the concomitants of failure in our system. And those traits which we detest, sharpness, greed, acquisitiveness, meaness, egotism, and self interest are the traits of success. And while men admire the quality of the first, they love the produce of the second."
This time, in this election, let us not reward the traits we detest! Vote for the things we admire. At least settle for nothing less than integrity, honesty, and openness in our new mayor.
May LA be blessed with a new direction.
"It has always seemed strange to me that the things we admire in men, kindness and generosity, openness, honesty, understanding, and feeling are the concomitants of failure in our system. And those traits which we detest, sharpness, greed, acquisitiveness, meaness, egotism, and self interest are the traits of success. And while men admire the quality of the first, they love the produce of the second."
-- John Steinbeck, Cannery Row
This time, in this election, let us not reward the traits we detest! Vote for the things we admire. At least settle for nothing less than integrity, honesty, and openness in our new mayor.
May LA be blessed with a new direction.
posted by The Gadfly at 10:08 PM
0 Comments:
Post a Comment
<< Home