"If I advocate cautious optimism it is not because I do not have faith in the future but because I do not want to encourage blind faith."

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One of the painfully sobering realizations that come from reading history is the utter incompetence that is possible among leaders of whole nations and empires - and the blind faith that such leaders can nevertheless inspire among the people who are enthralled by their words or their posturing.

— Thomas Sowell