Nunberg on candidate books
elections
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."