Barack Obama: "Sail on, O Ship of State!"

Labels: Barack Obama, Ship of State
Labels: Barack Obama, Ship of State
posted by Publia at 4:24 PM
"The urge to be top dog is a bad urge. Inevitable tragedy. A sensible person seeks to be at peace, to read books, know the neighbors, take walks, enjoy his portion, live to be eighty [update: ninety-five], and wind up fat and happy . . ."
2 Comments:
Great image. The ship of state, in reference to Plato's parable, is quite appropriate today. The correct imagery might be the Titanic, flying under the flag of the United States federal government. Who will step forward with knowledge enough to steer us clear of the iceberg? Could it perhaps be Barrack Obama?
Peter Tocco
moderator,The Classical Forum
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I loved the picture, too, but it seems to me that very few people with a great deal of knowledge are attracted to government careers, even as elected officials.
I think we have already hit the iceberg.
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