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In thinking about the dearth of Statesmen, of the character the likes of Washington and others of his time, in today's American political scene it occurs to me that we have now few or none.
Consider this. The Revolutionary period, with a population of about 2 million, produced not less than 17 (off the top of my head) easily identifiable leaders who I would classify as Statemen. With our population now at about 300 million we should have not less than 2,500 Statespersons. Name one (or more), I can't.
Consider this. The Revolutionary period, with a population of about 2 million, produced not less than 17 (off the top of my head) easily identifiable leaders who I would classify as Statemen. With our population now at about 300 million we should have not less than 2,500 Statespersons. Name one (or more), I can't.