The iSchool's Geoff Nunberg was asked recently by the SF Chronicle what he thought of the presidential candidates' reading lists ("Local literati rate candidates' reading lists"). Here, he pulls out a quote that perfectly describes the feelings that I've heard a number of Democrats express:
But if he wins on Tuesday, I hope he'd read it again, particularly Emerson's warning against seeking validation in public approval: "A political victory ... raises your spirits, and you think good days are preparing for you. Do not believe it. It can never be so."
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