After recently finishing a biography of Harry Truman, I was struck by two quotes that I feel would be applicable to what is happening in politics today.

Quote: “I feel that if our constitutional system ever fails, it will because people got scared and turned hysterical and someone in power will demagogue them right into a police state of some kind.

Quote: “The American people can always see through a counterfeit. It sometimes takes a little time, but eventually they can always spot one.

Enough said.

Gerry Botti
Boothbay Harbor