The power of books!

"Men of power have no time to read. Those who do not read are unfit for power"; Michael Foot.

How clear this is. By reading we have the opportunity of learning something of what happened in history, and are thereby warned regarding repeating the very same thing.

Do our financial wizards have no time to read? If they did would they not have learned of what they ought to avoid? They obviously didn't and they obviously didn't.

Do our political masters read? It does not seem as though they do. If they did would they repeat mistakes that were made years ago? Would they not learn how foolish it is to keep on pushing an agenda that is clearly leaking and without credence? Would they not have learned how foolish it is to support a dictator like Saddam Hussein for they eventually turn and bite them, which in turn means the power of Western armies have to go and crush him, which in turn means that they get caught up in an interminable war that achieves very little.

If nothing else buy books, read books, give books as gifts along with bookmarks especially to those who are in power.