"[Diogenes] once went to Olympia and on his return was asked if he had seen a great crowd of men. “A great crowd, yes,” he said, “a great crowd of men, no."
Think about that in today's political climate. Or even the last 3 decades. Where are the men, the good men, the great men? ....or women (echoes of Monty Python).
The above line is preceded by the following: "One of Diogenes’s habits was to wander round in full daylight carrying a lighted lamp, claiming to be looking for an honest man. Obviously, what he meant was that such individuals are so rare that artificial light is necessary, even during the daytime, to find one. He took this cynicism about men to greater heights."
From Guy de la Bèdoyère's excellent article "Diogenes, We Need You More Than Ever" [LINK], posted today at The Daily Skeptic.
The whole point of course is to decry the absolute moronic corrupt pap that 'lead us', at every level of national and local government, in pretty much every county, state and country in the world. Whose only wish is to remain gorging at the trough.
(Guy's latest book is 'The Confessions of Samuel Pepys. His Private Revelations' [Amazon LINK], Abacus 2025, and in the US Pegasus 2026).
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