The rare politician (e.g., Ron Paul) who not only refuses to play this dishonest game – or, worse, reveals its corrupt nature to the public – must be stigmatized, censored, or kept off debating stages. Meantime, members of the public are warned to "pay no attention to that man behind the screen."
-Butler Shaffer
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