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In Praise of Passivity (2012) [pdf]
- tomohawk 11y agoI once had a doctor tell me that his chief goal was to make sure he didn't take any action that would interfere with the healing of my body. My body would heal just fine if it was allowed to - he was there to (at most) remove impediments. Too bad more politicians don't follow Calvin Coolidge's example - easily the best president of the 20th century. However, as voters, we tend to select for people who will "do something". In opinion polls, we deride politicians who don't visit sites of natural disasters, even though their presence will disrupt recovery activities.