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February 15, 2026

Politics are usually the executive expression of human immaturity.

Vera Brittain (1893-1970), English writer, Rebel Passion, 1964, Jay p. 57

MEDITATION: How much political frustration on anyone’s part is really disappointment in human nature?

COMMENTARY: Brittain’s line stings because it’s accurate.

Politics does mirror our emotional age—petulant when challenged, evasive when wrong, triumphant when praised. The maturity of a nation is measured not by its laws, but by how calmly it disagrees.

Human Nature

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