The Devolution of Statesmanship

     "We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." - Jefferson
     "Government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the Earth." - Lincoln
     "We have nothing to fear but fear itself." - Franklin Roosevelt
     "Ask not what your country can do for you. Ask what you can do for your country." - Kennedy.

     And then...