The lesson in this is plain: if you find you’ve made an imprudent or unwise mistake as a youth, it’s best to seek a career for yourself in politics. That will let you lay claim to high moral standards by denouncing and dismissing others for their human failures, while neglecting to apply the same rules to yourself in the hope the public will grant you a reprieve, as they often do. In the end you have a fighting chance to enjoy a long and profitable career of “public service,” safe in a world of firm double standards.
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