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On Disappointments With Debates and Politicians

On Disappointments With Debates and Politicians
President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden square off during the first presidential debate at the Case Western Reserve University and Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio, on Sept. 29, 2020. Jim Watson, Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images
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It is a curious fact that hell is much easier to imagine than heaven and presents itself much more vividly to our imagination. I can imagine a hundred hells, but any concept of heaven eludes me. Not coincidentally, perhaps, it is much easier for a writer to invent a memorable bad character than a memorable good one.

Theodore Dalrymple
Theodore Dalrymple
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Theodore Dalrymple is a retired doctor. He is contributing editor of the City Journal of New York and the author of 30 books, including “Life at the Bottom.” His latest book is “Embargo and Other Stories.”
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