Quotes About Challengers

The decay of power creates fertile soil for demagogic challengers who exploit disappointments with incumbents, promise change, and take advantage of the bewildering noise created by the proliferation of actors, voices, and proposals. The confusion created by changes that come too fast, that are too disruptive and undercut old certainties and ways of doing things—all by-products of the More, Mobility, and Mentality revolutions—offer great opportunities for leaders with bad ideas.

The top challengers are usually understood, but there are always a few dark horses in the running for every major tournament.

Just like Republicans have Democrats, vampires have the sun, and cats have everything under the sun, I have natural enemies.