January 12, 2025

[Notice kept on his desk while working on his biography of Lord Mountbatten] Remember.

Kim Campbell, the first female prime minister of Canada, was right when she said a 47-day-long election campaign (Imagine a campaign of only 47 days!) was not enough time to reconsider the nation’s social programs. But she was wrong to say so.

Simplicity rarely loses to complexity in battles in the public square.