"There are several different versions explaining the gift and curse of Cassandra; the most popular one is that God Apollo fell in love with her and granted her with the gift of prophecy. When Cassandra denied the God and his advances, he placed a curse on her, so that no one would believe her words or her predictions. He gave her a gift that would bring frustration and despair to her."
From The New Empire of Debt by Bill Bonner and Addison Wiggin:
"Avoid foreign entanglements," cautioned the father of the country. But corpses have no voice and no vote, neither in markets nor in politics. George W. Bush was undoubtedly better informed than George Washington. He may have neither the wisdom of a Washington nor the brain, but at least he had a pulse.
Whether you have a gift from the gods or you are just a student of history who pays attention to and have respect for the wisdom of those who have lived before you, you are a rarity.
When I read passages like the above entry from Bonner's book, I ask myself, who are you going to believe? The man who was most instrumental in the foundation of the country
or this idiot?
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