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produces few saints. At best, it requires a large degree of personal striving to arrive and survive, and this encourages egotism. Modesty is one of the first virtues eroded; it is an especial handicap in large states where it is hard for a man to become known. The only notable exception to this general rule of which I know is Phil Hart of Michigan, one of the few effective Senators who has consistently sought to conceal his many virtues. He and Congressman Neal Smith of Iowa are rare examples. Moreover, the need to hold together a majority in a pluralistic society produces a willingness to compromise on vital matters to win either an election or a petty advance. This practice is defended by many newspaper commentators as not only a necessity of modern life, but also as the supreme virtue. To this contemporary school, moderation, as in the 1850s, is the most praised quality, while idealism looms up surprisingly as the real enemy of the attainable good. Of course, there is a degree of tr
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produces few saints. At best, it requires a large degree of personal striving to arrive and survive, and this encourages egotism. Modesty is one of the first virtues eroded; it is an especial handicap in large states where it is hard for a man to become known. The only notable exception to this general rule of which I know is Phil Hart of Michigan, one of the few effective Senators who has consistently sought to conceal his many virtues. He and Congressman Neal Smith of Iowa are rare examples. Moreover, the need to hold together a majority in a pluralistic society produces a willingness to compromise on vital matters to win either an election or a petty advance. This practice is defended by many newspaper commentators as not only a necessity of modern life, but also as the supreme virtue. To this contemporary school, moderation, as in the 1850s, is the most praised quality, while idealism looms up surprisingly as the real enemy of the attainable good. Of course, there is a degree of tr
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