Jonathan Swift (1667-1745), one of the most eloquent writers of his time, wrote many things that are relevant today, especially concerning politics, politicians, and the people who vote for them. With the just concluded mid-term elections, many voters are scratching their heads trying to understand, for instance, how anybody who values life could have voted for a politician who has promised time and time again that he or she steadfastly and forever will support a mother's "right" to kill her child.
How does one convince the supporter of such a politician that there is no such "right" in our Constitution or anywhere else? Swift saw the hopelessness of trying to sway that supporter toward righteousness, and made his feelings very clear.
Here's the quote:
“It is useless to attempt to reason a man out of a thing he was never reasoned into.”
