"Wherever a person can live, there one can also live well; life is also in the demands of court, there too one can live well." -MARCUS AURELIUS, MEDITATIONS, 5.16
("사람이 살 수 있는 곳이라면 어디서든 잘 살 수 있습니다. 법정의 요구에도 인생이 있으며, 거기서도 잘 살 수 있습니다." - 마르쿠스 아우렐리우스, "명상록" 5.16)
William Lee Miller, in his unique "ethical biography" of Abraham Lincoln, makes an important point about this famous president: our deification of the man makes a point to pretend he wasn't a politician. We focus on his humble beginnings, his self-education, his beautiful speeches. But we gloss over his job, which was politics. That misses what was so truly impressive about him: Lincoln was all the things he was-compassionate, deliberate, fair, open-minded, and purposeful- while being a politician. He was what we admire in a profession...
