kings
In a procrastination moment from writing my sociology essay, I started A Clash of Kings, which has been waiting on my bookshelf for a free moment. A piece of the prologue led to a short thought:
Those who want a crown should not have one.* And yet, and yet, isn't that what we do for presidents? Give the job to someone who wants it? But we hedge it with rules and checks and balances...
*(And those who feel they deserve a crown really shouldn't have one.)
Those who want a crown should not have one.* And yet, and yet, isn't that what we do for presidents? Give the job to someone who wants it? But we hedge it with rules and checks and balances...
*(And those who feel they deserve a crown really shouldn't have one.)