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Richard P. Feynman

“And the result of this of course is that the politician must give an answer. And the result of this is that political promises can never be kept. It is a mechanical fact; it is impossible. The result of that is that nobody believes campaign promises. And the result of that is a general disparaging of politics, a general lack of respect for the people who are trying to solve problems, and so forth. It’s all generated from the very beginning (maybe—this is a simple analysis). It’s all generated, maybe, by the fact that the attitude of the populace is to try to find the answer instead of trying”

Richard Feynman, The Meaning of It All: Thoughts of a Citizen-Scientist
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The Meaning of It All: Thoughts of a Citizen-Scientist The Meaning of It All: Thoughts of a Citizen-Scientist by Richard P. Feynman
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