The Archivist

1 June

1 June · 01:36 UTC

Why do wealthy people tend to be more conservative? Walter Lippmann knew. "Success makes men rigid and they tend to exalt stability over all the other virtues; tired of the effort of willing they become fanatics about conservatism." He also understood the real way to bring about change. "Unless the reformer can invent something which substitutes attractive virtues for attractive vices, he will fail."

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