Wednesday, September 8, 2021

The twin evils of arrogance and entitlement

Fintan O’Toole writing about the politicians involved in the Merriongate scandal  in his column in The Irish Times yesterday wrote:

The privileges of office have become entitlements. And entitled people, however smart, do stupid things. In the thin air of high political altitudes, they become light-headed with hauteur.

If cocaine is God’s way of telling you that you have too much money, the drug of arrogance is her way of telling everyone else that you've been in office too long.

Interesting words and they don’t exclusively apply to politicians.

Wides words too and apposite.

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