no. it seems counter-intuitive, but unlike the executors of a strategy-- the uniformed soldiers-- the people at the very top should KNOW how to prevaricate, cheat, and steal, even if that didn't come naturally with being a politician. (not that they should be DOING that all the time.)
because there will be times when the state has foreign enemies that can't be fought "face to face, with gun and sword and soldier's honor", as one of my favorite authors puts it.
because there will be times when the state has foreign enemies that can't be fought "face to face, with gun and sword and soldier's honor", as one of my favorite authors puts it.
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